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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 401 and 407?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 401 and 407 is 1.

GCF(401,407) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 401 and 407, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 401 and 407.

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How to find the GCF of 401 and 407?

We will first find the prime factorization of 401 and 407. After we will calculate the factors of 401 and 407 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 401

Prime factors of 401 are 401. Prime factorization of 401 in exponential form is:

401 = 4011

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 401

List of positive integer factors of 401 that divides 401 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 407

List of positive integer factors of 407 that divides 401 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 401 and 407. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 401 and 407 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 401 and 407