What is the Greatest Common Factor of 408 and 416?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 408 and 416 is 8.

GCF(408,416) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 408 and 416, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 408 and 416.

How to find the GCF of 408 and 416?

We will first find the prime factorization of 408 and 416. After we will calculate the factors of 408 and 416 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 408

Prime factors of 408 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 408 in exponential form is:

408 = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹

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 408

List of positive integer factors of 408 that divides 408 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 24, 34, 51, 68, 102, 136, 204

Step-4: Factors of 416

List of positive integer factors of 416 that divides 408 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 408 and 416. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 408 and 416 is 8.

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