What is the Greatest Common Factor of 388 and 406?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 388 and 406 is 2.

GCF(388,406) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 388 and 406, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 388 and 406.

How to find the GCF of 388 and 406?

We will first find the prime factorization of 388 and 406. After we will calculate the factors of 388 and 406 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 388

Prime factors of 388 are 2, 97. Prime factorization of 388 in exponential form is:

388 = 2² × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 406

Prime factors of 406 are 2, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 406 in exponential form is:

406 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 388

List of positive integer factors of 388 that divides 388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 97, 194

Step-4: Factors of 406

List of positive integer factors of 406 that divides 388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 29, 58, 203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 388 and 406. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 388 and 406 is 2.

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