What is the Greatest Common Factor of 416 and 422?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 416 and 422 is 2.

GCF(416,422) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 416 and 422, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 416 and 422.

How to find the GCF of 416 and 422?

We will first find the prime factorization of 416 and 422. After we will calculate the factors of 416 and 422 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 416

Prime factors of 416 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 416 in exponential form is:

416 = 2⁵ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 422

Prime factors of 422 are 2, 211. Prime factorization of 422 in exponential form is:

422 = 2¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 416

List of positive integer factors of 416 that divides 416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 26, 32, 52, 104, 208

Step-4: Factors of 422

List of positive integer factors of 422 that divides 416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 416 and 422. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 416 and 422 is 2.

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