What is the Greatest Common Factor of 401 and 416?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 401 and 416 is 1.

GCF(401,416) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 401 and 416, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 401 and 416.

How to find the GCF of 401 and 416?

We will first find the prime factorization of 401 and 416. After we will calculate the factors of 401 and 416 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 416

Prime factors of 416 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 416 in exponential form is:

416 = 2⁵ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 401

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

Step-4: Factors of 416

List of positive integer factors of 416 that divides 401 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 32, 52, 104, 208

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 401 and 416. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 401 and 416 is 1.

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