What is the Greatest Common Factor of 412 and 424?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 412 and 424 is 4.

GCF(412,424) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 412 and 424, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 412 and 424.

How to find the GCF of 412 and 424?

We will first find the prime factorization of 412 and 424. After we will calculate the factors of 412 and 424 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 412

Prime factors of 412 are 2, 103. Prime factorization of 412 in exponential form is:

412 = 2² × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 424

Prime factors of 424 are 2, 53. Prime factorization of 424 in exponential form is:

424 = 2³ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 412

List of positive integer factors of 412 that divides 412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 103, 206

Step-4: Factors of 424

List of positive integer factors of 424 that divides 412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 53, 106, 212

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 412 and 424. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 412 and 424 is 4.

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