What is the Greatest Common Factor of 424 and 434?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 424 and 434 is 2.

GCF(424,434) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 424 and 434, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 424 and 434.

How to find the GCF of 424 and 434?

We will first find the prime factorization of 424 and 434. After we will calculate the factors of 424 and 434 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 424

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

424 = 2³ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 434

Prime factors of 434 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 434 in exponential form is:

434 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 424

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 434

List of positive integer factors of 434 that divides 424 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 31, 62, 217

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 424 and 434. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 424 and 434 is 2.

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