What is the Greatest Common Factor of 417 and 436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 417 and 436 is 1.

GCF(417,436) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 417 and 436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 417 and 436.

How to find the GCF of 417 and 436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 417 and 436. After we will calculate the factors of 417 and 436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 417

Prime factors of 417 are 3, 139. Prime factorization of 417 in exponential form is:

417 = 3¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 436

Prime factors of 436 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 436 in exponential form is:

436 = 2² × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 417

List of positive integer factors of 417 that divides 417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 139

Step-4: Factors of 436

List of positive integer factors of 436 that divides 417 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 109, 218

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 417 and 436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 417 and 436 is 1.

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