What is the Greatest Common Factor of 387 and 407?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 387 and 407 is 1.

GCF(387,407) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 387 and 407, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 387 and 407.

How to find the GCF of 387 and 407?

We will first find the prime factorization of 387 and 407. After we will calculate the factors of 387 and 407 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 387

Prime factors of 387 are 3, 43. Prime factorization of 387 in exponential form is:

387 = 3² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 407

Prime factors of 407 are 11, 37. Prime factorization of 407 in exponential form is:

407 = 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 387

List of positive integer factors of 387 that divides 387 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 43, 129

Step-4: Factors of 407

List of positive integer factors of 407 that divides 387 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 387 and 407. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 387 and 407 is 1.

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