Factors of 856,426,956. Calculator of Proper, Improper, Prime and Compound Divisors, if Any

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To find all the divisors of the number 856,426,956:

1. Decompose the number into prime factors.
See how you can find out how many factors (divisors) the number has, without actually calculating them.
2. Multiply the prime factors in all their unique combinations, that yield different results.

1. Carry out the prime factorization of the number 856,426,956:

The prime factorization of a number: finding the prime numbers that multiply together to make that number.

856,426,956 = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031
856,426,956 is not a prime number but a composite one.

Prime number: a natural number that is divisible (divided evenly) only by 1 and itself. A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and the number itself.
Examples of prime numbers: 2 (factors 1, 2), 3 (factors 1, 3), 5 (factors 1, 5), 7 (factors 1, 7), 11 (factors 1, 11), 13 (factors 1, 13), ...
Composite number: a natural number that has at least one factor other than 1 and itself. So it is neither a prime number nor 1.
Examples of composite numbers: 4 (it has 3 factors: 1, 2, 4), 6 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 3, 6), 8 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 4, 8), 9 (it has 3 factors: 1, 3, 9), 10 (it has 4 factors: 1, 2, 5, 10), 12 (it has 6 factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12), ...
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How to count the number of factors of a number?

Without actually finding the factors

If a number N is prime factorized as:
N = a^m × b^k × c^z
where a, b, c are the prime factors and m, k, z are their exponents, natural numbers, ....
...
Then the number of factors of the number N can be calculated as:
n = (m + 1) × (k + 1) × (z + 1)
...
In our case, the number of factors is calculated as:
n = (2 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) × (1 + 1) = 3 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 192

But to actually calculate the factors, see below...

2. Multiply the prime factors of the number 856,426,956

Multiply the prime factors involved in the prime factorization of the number in all their unique combinations, that give different results.
Also consider the exponents of these prime factors.
Also add 1 to the list of factors (divisors). All the numbers are divisible by 1.

All the factors (divisors) are listed below - in ascending order

The list of factors (divisors):

Numbers other than 1 that are not prime factors are composite factors (divisors).

neither prime nor composite = 1

prime factor = 2

prime factor = 3

composite factor = 2² = 4

composite factor = 2 × 3 = 6

prime factor = 7

prime factor = 11

composite factor = 2² × 3 = 12

composite factor = 2 × 7 = 14

composite factor = 3 × 7 = 21

composite factor = 2 × 11 = 22

composite factor = 2² × 7 = 28

prime factor = 29

prime factor = 31

composite factor = 3 × 11 = 33

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 = 42

composite factor = 2² × 11 = 44

composite factor = 2 × 29 = 58

composite factor = 2 × 31 = 62

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 = 66

composite factor = 7 × 11 = 77

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 = 84

composite factor = 3 × 29 = 87

composite factor = 3 × 31 = 93

composite factor = 2² × 29 = 116

composite factor = 2² × 31 = 124

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 = 132

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 = 154

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 29 = 174

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 31 = 186

composite factor = 7 × 29 = 203

composite factor = 7 × 31 = 217

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 = 231

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 = 308

composite factor = 11 × 29 = 319

composite factor = 11 × 31 = 341

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 29 = 348

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 31 = 372

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 29 = 406

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 31 = 434

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 = 462

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 29 = 609

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 29 = 638

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 31 = 651

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 31 = 682

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 29 = 812

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 31 = 868

composite factor = 29 × 31 = 899

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 = 924

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 29 = 957

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 31 = 1,023

prime factor = 1,031

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 29 = 1,218

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 29 = 1,276

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 31 = 1,302

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 31 = 1,364

composite factor = 2 × 29 × 31 = 1,798

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 29 = 1,914

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 31 = 2,046

composite factor = 2 × 1,031 = 2,062

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 29 = 2,233

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 31 = 2,387

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 29 = 2,436

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 31 = 2,604

composite factor = 3 × 29 × 31 = 2,697

composite factor = 3 × 1,031 = 3,093

composite factor = 2² × 29 × 31 = 3,596

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 29 = 3,828

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 31 = 4,092

composite factor = 2² × 1,031 = 4,124

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 29 = 4,466

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 31 = 4,774

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 29 × 31 = 5,394

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 1,031 = 6,186

composite factor = 7 × 29 × 31 = 6,293

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 = 6,699

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 = 7,161

composite factor = 7 × 1,031 = 7,217

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 29 = 8,932

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 31 = 9,548

composite factor = 11 × 29 × 31 = 9,889

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 29 × 31 = 10,788

composite factor = 11 × 1,031 = 11,341

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 1,031 = 12,372

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 29 × 31 = 12,586

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 = 13,398

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 = 14,322

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 1,031 = 14,434

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 = 18,879

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 19,778

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 1,031 = 21,651

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 1,031 = 22,682

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 29 × 31 = 25,172

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 = 26,796

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 = 28,644

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 1,031 = 28,868

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composite factor = 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 29,667

composite factor = 29 × 1,031 = 29,899

composite factor = 31 × 1,031 = 31,961

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 1,031 = 34,023

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 = 37,758

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 29 × 31 = 39,556

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1,031 = 43,302

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 1,031 = 45,364

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 59,334

composite factor = 2 × 29 × 1,031 = 59,798

composite factor = 2 × 31 × 1,031 = 63,922

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1,031 = 68,046

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 69,223

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 = 75,516

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 79,387

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 1,031 = 86,604

composite factor = 3 × 29 × 1,031 = 89,697

composite factor = 3 × 31 × 1,031 = 95,883

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 118,668

composite factor = 2² × 29 × 1,031 = 119,596

composite factor = 2² × 31 × 1,031 = 127,844

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 1,031 = 136,092

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 138,446

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 158,774

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 29 × 1,031 = 179,394

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 31 × 1,031 = 191,766

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 207,669

composite factor = 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 209,293

composite factor = 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 223,727

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 238,161

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 276,892

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 317,548

composite factor = 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 328,889

composite factor = 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 351,571

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 29 × 1,031 = 358,788

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 31 × 1,031 = 383,532

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 415,338

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 418,586

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 447,454

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 476,322

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 627,879

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 657,778

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 671,181

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 703,142

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 = 830,676

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 837,172

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 894,908

composite factor = 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 926,869

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 1,031 = 952,644

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 986,667

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 1,054,713

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 1,255,758

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 1,315,556

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 1,342,362

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 1,406,284

composite factor = 2 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 1,853,738

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 1,973,334

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 2,109,426

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 2,302,223

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 2,460,997

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 29 × 1,031 = 2,511,516

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 31 × 1,031 = 2,684,724

composite factor = 3 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 2,780,607

composite factor = 2² × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 3,707,476

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 3,946,668

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 4,218,852

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 4,604,446

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 4,921,994

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 5,561,214

composite factor = 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 6,488,083

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 6,906,669

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 7,382,991

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 9,208,892

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 9,843,988

composite factor = 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 10,195,559

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 11,122,428

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 12,976,166

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 13,813,338

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 14,765,982

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 19,464,249

composite factor = 2 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 20,391,118

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 25,952,332

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 1,031 = 27,626,676

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 31 × 1,031 = 29,531,964

composite factor = 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 30,586,677

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 38,928,498

composite factor = 2² × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 40,782,236

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 61,173,354

composite factor = 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 71,368,913

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 77,856,996

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 122,346,708

composite factor = 2 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 142,737,826

composite factor = 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 214,106,739

composite factor = 2² × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 285,475,652

composite factor = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 428,213,478

composite factor = 2² × 3 × 7 × 11 × 29 × 31 × 1,031 = 856,426,956

192 factors (divisors)

What times what is 856,426,956?
What number multiplied by what number equals 856,426,956?

All the combinations of any two natural numbers whose product equals 856,426,956.

1 × 856,426,956 = 856,426,956

2 × 428,213,478 = 856,426,956

3 × 285,475,652 = 856,426,956

4 × 214,106,739 = 856,426,956

6 × 142,737,826 = 856,426,956

7 × 122,346,708 = 856,426,956

11 × 77,856,996 = 856,426,956

12 × 71,368,913 = 856,426,956

14 × 61,173,354 = 856,426,956

21 × 40,782,236 = 856,426,956

22 × 38,928,498 = 856,426,956

28 × 30,586,677 = 856,426,956

29 × 29,531,964 = 856,426,956

31 × 27,626,676 = 856,426,956

33 × 25,952,332 = 856,426,956

42 × 20,391,118 = 856,426,956

44 × 19,464,249 = 856,426,956

58 × 14,765,982 = 856,426,956

62 × 13,813,338 = 856,426,956

66 × 12,976,166 = 856,426,956

77 × 11,122,428 = 856,426,956

84 × 10,195,559 = 856,426,956

87 × 9,843,988 = 856,426,956

93 × 9,208,892 = 856,426,956

116 × 7,382,991 = 856,426,956

124 × 6,906,669 = 856,426,956

132 × 6,488,083 = 856,426,956

154 × 5,561,214 = 856,426,956

174 × 4,921,994 = 856,426,956

186 × 4,604,446 = 856,426,956

203 × 4,218,852 = 856,426,956

217 × 3,946,668 = 856,426,956

231 × 3,707,476 = 856,426,956

308 × 2,780,607 = 856,426,956

319 × 2,684,724 = 856,426,956

341 × 2,511,516 = 856,426,956

348 × 2,460,997 = 856,426,956

372 × 2,302,223 = 856,426,956

406 × 2,109,426 = 856,426,956

434 × 1,973,334 = 856,426,956

462 × 1,853,738 = 856,426,956

609 × 1,406,284 = 856,426,956

638 × 1,342,362 = 856,426,956

651 × 1,315,556 = 856,426,956

682 × 1,255,758 = 856,426,956

812 × 1,054,713 = 856,426,956

868 × 986,667 = 856,426,956

899 × 952,644 = 856,426,956

924 × 926,869 = 856,426,956

957 × 894,908 = 856,426,956

1,023 × 837,172 = 856,426,956

1,031 × 830,676 = 856,426,956

1,218 × 703,142 = 856,426,956

1,276 × 671,181 = 856,426,956

1,302 × 657,778 = 856,426,956

1,364 × 627,879 = 856,426,956

1,798 × 476,322 = 856,426,956

1,914 × 447,454 = 856,426,956

2,046 × 418,586 = 856,426,956

2,062 × 415,338 = 856,426,956

2,233 × 383,532 = 856,426,956

2,387 × 358,788 = 856,426,956

2,436 × 351,571 = 856,426,956

2,604 × 328,889 = 856,426,956

2,697 × 317,548 = 856,426,956

3,093 × 276,892 = 856,426,956

3,596 × 238,161 = 856,426,956

3,828 × 223,727 = 856,426,956

4,092 × 209,293 = 856,426,956

4,124 × 207,669 = 856,426,956

4,466 × 191,766 = 856,426,956

4,774 × 179,394 = 856,426,956

5,394 × 158,774 = 856,426,956

6,186 × 138,446 = 856,426,956

6,293 × 136,092 = 856,426,956

6,699 × 127,844 = 856,426,956

7,161 × 119,596 = 856,426,956

7,217 × 118,668 = 856,426,956

8,932 × 95,883 = 856,426,956

9,548 × 89,697 = 856,426,956

9,889 × 86,604 = 856,426,956

10,788 × 79,387 = 856,426,956

11,341 × 75,516 = 856,426,956

12,372 × 69,223 = 856,426,956

12,586 × 68,046 = 856,426,956

13,398 × 63,922 = 856,426,956

14,322 × 59,798 = 856,426,956

14,434 × 59,334 = 856,426,956

18,879 × 45,364 = 856,426,956

19,778 × 43,302 = 856,426,956

21,651 × 39,556 = 856,426,956

22,682 × 37,758 = 856,426,956

25,172 × 34,023 = 856,426,956

26,796 × 31,961 = 856,426,956

28,644 × 29,899 = 856,426,956

28,868 × 29,667 = 856,426,956

96 unique multiplications

The final answer:
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856,426,956 has 192 factors (divisors):
1; 2; 3; 4; 6; 7; 11; 12; 14; 21; 22; 28; 29; 31; 33; 42; 44; 58; 62; 66; 77; 84; 87; 93; 116; 124; 132; 154; 174; 186; 203; 217; 231; 308; 319; 341; 348; 372; 406; 434; 462; 609; 638; 651; 682; 812; 868; 899; 924; 957; 1,023; 1,031; 1,218; 1,276; 1,302; 1,364; 1,798; 1,914; 2,046; 2,062; 2,233; 2,387; 2,436; 2,604; 2,697; 3,093; 3,596; 3,828; 4,092; 4,124; 4,466; 4,774; 5,394; 6,186; 6,293; 6,699; 7,161; 7,217; 8,932; 9,548; 9,889; 10,788; 11,341; 12,372; 12,586; 13,398; 14,322; 14,434; 18,879; 19,778; 21,651; 22,682; 25,172; 26,796; 28,644; 28,868; 29,667; 29,899; 31,961; 34,023; 37,758; 39,556; 43,302; 45,364; 59,334; 59,798; 63,922; 68,046; 69,223; 75,516; 79,387; 86,604; 89,697; 95,883; 118,668; 119,596; 127,844; 136,092; 138,446; 158,774; 179,394; 191,766; 207,669; 209,293; 223,727; 238,161; 276,892; 317,548; 328,889; 351,571; 358,788; 383,532; 415,338; 418,586; 447,454; 476,322; 627,879; 657,778; 671,181; 703,142; 830,676; 837,172; 894,908; 926,869; 952,644; 986,667; 1,054,713; 1,255,758; 1,315,556; 1,342,362; 1,406,284; 1,853,738; 1,973,334; 2,109,426; 2,302,223; 2,460,997; 2,511,516; 2,684,724; 2,780,607; 3,707,476; 3,946,668; 4,218,852; 4,604,446; 4,921,994; 5,561,214; 6,488,083; 6,906,669; 7,382,991; 9,208,892; 9,843,988; 10,195,559; 11,122,428; 12,976,166; 13,813,338; 14,765,982; 19,464,249; 20,391,118; 25,952,332; 27,626,676; 29,531,964; 30,586,677; 38,928,498; 40,782,236; 61,173,354; 71,368,913; 77,856,996; 122,346,708; 142,737,826; 214,106,739; 285,475,652; 428,213,478 and 856,426,956
out of which 7 prime factors: 2; 3; 7; 11; 29; 31 and 1,031.
Numbers other than 1 that are not prime factors are composite factors (divisors).
856,426,956 and 1 are sometimes called improper factors, the others are called proper factors (proper divisors).

A quick way to find the factors (the divisors) of a number is to break it down into prime factors.
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Factors (divisors), common factors (common divisors), the greatest common factor, GCF (also called the greatest common divisor, GCD, or the highest common factor, HCF)

If the number "t" is a factor (divisor) of the number "a" then in the prime factorization of "t" we will only encounter prime factors that also occur in the prime factorization of "a".
If there are exponents involved, the maximum value of an exponent for any base of a power that is found in the prime factorization of "t" (powers, or multiplicities) is at most equal to the exponent of the same base that is involved in the prime factorization of "a".
Hint: 2³ = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8. 2 is called the base and 3 is the exponent. 2³ is the power and 8 is the value of the power. We sometimes say that the number 2 is raised to the power of 3.

For example, 12 is a factor (divisor) of 120 - the remainder is zero when dividing 120 by 12.
Let's look at the prime factorization of both numbers and notice the bases and the exponents that occur in the prime factorization of both numbers:
12 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 2² × 3
120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 = 2³ × 3 × 5
120 contains all the prime factors of 12, and all its bases' exponents are higher than those of 12.

If "t" is a common factor (divisor) of "a" and "b", then the prime factorization of "t" contains only the common prime factors involved in the prime factorizations of both "a" and "b".
If there are exponents involved, the maximum value of an exponent for any base of a power that is found in the prime factorization of "t" is at most equal to the minimum of the exponents of the same base that is involved in the prime factorization of both "a" and "b".

For example, 12 is the common factor of 48 and 360.
The remainder is zero when dividing either 48 or 360 by 12.
Here there are the prime factorizations of the three numbers, 12, 48 and 360:
12 = 2² × 3
48 = 2⁴ × 3
360 = 2³ × 3² × 5
Please note that 48 and 360 have more factors (divisors): 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24. Among them, 24 is the greatest common factor, GCF (or the greatest common divisor, GCD, or the highest common factor, HCF) of 48 and 360.

The greatest common factor, GCF, of two numbers, "a" and "b", is the product of all the common prime factors involved in the prime factorizations of both "a" and "b", taken by the lowest exponents.
Based on this rule it is calculated the greatest common factor, GCF, (or the greatest common divisor GCD, HCF) of several numbers, as shown in the example below...

GCF, GCD (1,260; 3,024; 5,544) = ?
1,260 = 2² × 3²
3,024 = 2⁴ × 3² × 7
5,544 = 2³ × 3² × 7 × 11
The common prime factors are:
2 - its lowest exponent (multiplicity) is: min.(2; 3; 4) = 2
3 - its lowest exponent (multiplicity) is: min.(2; 2; 2) = 2
GCF, GCD (1,260; 3,024; 5,544) = 2² × 3² = 252

Coprime numbers:
If two numbers "a" and "b" have no other common factors (divisors) than 1, gfc, gcd, hcf (a; b) = 1, then the numbers "a" and "b" are called coprime (or relatively prime).

Factors of the GCF
If "a" and "b" are not coprime, then every common factor (divisor) of "a" and "b" is a also a factor (divisor) of the greatest common factor, GCF (greatest common divisor, GCD, highest common factor, HCF) of "a" and "b".