What is the Greatest Common Factor of 398 and 415?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 398 and 415 is 1.

GCF(398,415) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 398 and 415, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 398 and 415.

How to find the GCF of 398 and 415?

We will first find the prime factorization of 398 and 415. After we will calculate the factors of 398 and 415 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 398

Prime factors of 398 are 2, 199. Prime factorization of 398 in exponential form is:

398 = 2¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 415

Prime factors of 415 are 5, 83. Prime factorization of 415 in exponential form is:

415 = 5¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 398

List of positive integer factors of 398 that divides 398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 199

Step-4: Factors of 415

List of positive integer factors of 415 that divides 398 without a remainder.

1, 5, 83

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 398 and 415. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 398 and 415 is 1.

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