What is the Greatest Common Factor of 409 and 427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 409 and 427 is 1.

GCF(409,427) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 409 and 427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 409 and 427.

How to find the GCF of 409 and 427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 409 and 427. After we will calculate the factors of 409 and 427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 409

Prime factors of 409 are 409. Prime factorization of 409 in exponential form is:

409 = 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 427

Prime factors of 427 are 7, 61. Prime factorization of 427 in exponential form is:

427 = 7¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 409

List of positive integer factors of 409 that divides 409 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 427

List of positive integer factors of 427 that divides 409 without a remainder.

1, 7, 61

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 409 and 427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 409 and 427 is 1.

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