Greatest Common Factor of 864 and 866

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 864, 866 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 864 and 866 is 2.

GCF(864,866) = 2

GCF of 864 and 866

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 864 and 866

GCF of 864 and 866 is 2

Prime Factorization of 864


2 864
2 432
2 216
2 108
2 54
3 27
3 9
3 3
1

Prime factors of 864 are 2,3. Prime factorization of 864 in exponential form is:

864 = 25×33

Prime Factorization of 866


2 866
433 433
1

Prime factors of 866 are 2,433. Prime factorization of 866 in exponential form is:

866 = 21×4331

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 864 and 866 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 864 and 866 by matching factors method

Factors of 864

List of positive integer factors of 864 that divides 864 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,16,18,24,27,32,36,48,54,72,96,108,144,216,288,432,864

Factors of 866

List of positive integer factors of 866 that divides 866 without a remainder.

1,2,433,866

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 864 and 866. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 864 and 866 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 864 and 866

Properties of GCF 864 and 866

(i) The GCF of 864 and 866 is associative

GCF of 864 and 866 = GCF of 866 and 864

Related Greatest Common Factor of 864

Related Greatest Common Factor of 866

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 864 and 866

1. What is the GCF of 864 and 866?

Answer: GCF of 864 and 866 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 864?

Answer: Factors of 864 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 32, 36, 48, 54, 72, 96, 108, 144, 216, 288, 432, 864. There are 24 integers that are factors of 864. The greatest factor of 864 is 864.

3. What are the Factors of 866?

Answer: Factors of 866 are 1, 2, 433, 866. There are 4 integers that are factors of 866. The greatest factor of 866 is 866.

4. How to Find the GCF of 864 and 866?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 864 and 866 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 864

864 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 866

866 = 2 x 433

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 864 and 866 is 2