What is the Greatest Common Factor of 426 and 435?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 426 and 435 is 3.

GCF(426,435) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 426 and 435, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 426 and 435.

How to find the GCF of 426 and 435?

We will first find the prime factorization of 426 and 435. After we will calculate the factors of 426 and 435 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 435

Prime factors of 435 are 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 435 in exponential form is:

435 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹

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 435

List of positive integer factors of 435 that divides 426 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 29, 87, 145

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 426 and 435. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 426 and 435 is 3.

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