What is the Greatest Common Factor of 406 and 426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 406 and 426 is 2.

GCF(406,426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 406 and 426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 406 and 426.

How to find the GCF of 406 and 426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 406 and 426. After we will calculate the factors of 406 and 426 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 426

Prime factors of 426 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 426 in exponential form is:

426 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 71¹

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 426

List of positive integer factors of 426 that divides 406 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 71, 142, 213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 406 and 426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 406 and 426 is 2.

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