What is the Greatest Common Factor of 414 and 428?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 414 and 428 is 2.

GCF(414,428) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 414 and 428, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 414 and 428.

How to find the GCF of 414 and 428?

We will first find the prime factorization of 414 and 428. After we will calculate the factors of 414 and 428 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 414

Prime factors of 414 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 414 in exponential form is:

414 = 2¹ × 3² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 428

Prime factors of 428 are 2, 107. Prime factorization of 428 in exponential form is:

428 = 2² × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 414

List of positive integer factors of 414 that divides 414 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 23, 46, 69, 138, 207

Step-4: Factors of 428

List of positive integer factors of 428 that divides 414 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 107, 214

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 414 and 428. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 414 and 428 is 2.

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