What is the Greatest Common Factor of 406 and 421?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 406 and 421 is 1.

GCF(406,421) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 406 and 421, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 406 and 421.

How to find the GCF of 406 and 421?

We will first find the prime factorization of 406 and 421. After we will calculate the factors of 406 and 421 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 421

Prime factors of 421 are 421. Prime factorization of 421 in exponential form is:

421 = 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 406

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 421

List of positive integer factors of 421 that divides 406 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 406 and 421. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 406 and 421 is 1.

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