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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 426 and 431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 426 and 431 is 1.

GCF(426,431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 426 and 431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 426 and 431.

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How to find the GCF of 426 and 431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 426 and 431. After we will calculate the factors of 426 and 431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 426

Prime factors of 426 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 426 in exponential form is:

426 = 21 × 31 × 711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 431

Prime factors of 431 are 431. Prime factorization of 431 in exponential form is:

431 = 4311

Step-3: Factors of 426

List of positive integer factors of 426 that divides 426 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 71, 142, 213

Step-4: Factors of 431

List of positive integer factors of 431 that divides 426 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 426 and 431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 426 and 431 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 426 and 431