What is the Greatest Common Factor of 424 and 442?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 424 and 442 is 2.

GCF(424,442) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 424 and 442, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 424 and 442.

How to find the GCF of 424 and 442?

We will first find the prime factorization of 424 and 442. After we will calculate the factors of 424 and 442 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 442

Prime factors of 442 are 2, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 442 in exponential form is:

442 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

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 442

List of positive integer factors of 442 that divides 424 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 26, 34, 221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 424 and 442. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 424 and 442 is 2.

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