What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1405 and 1409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1405 and 1409 is 1.

GCF(1405,1409) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1405 and 1409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1405 and 1409.

How to find the GCF of 1405 and 1409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1405 and 1409. After we will calculate the factors of 1405 and 1409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1405

Prime factors of 1405 are 5, 281. Prime factorization of 1405 in exponential form is:

1405 = 5¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1409

Prime factors of 1409 are 1409. Prime factorization of 1409 in exponential form is:

1409 = 1409¹

Step-3: Factors of 1405

List of positive integer factors of 1405 that divides 1405 without a remainder.

1, 5, 281

Step-4: Factors of 1409

List of positive integer factors of 1409 that divides 1405 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1405 and 1409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1405 and 1409 is 1.

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