What is the Greatest Common Factor of 426 and 443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 426 and 443 is 1.

GCF(426,443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 426 and 443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 426 and 443.

How to find the GCF of 426 and 443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 426 and 443. After we will calculate the factors of 426 and 443 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 443

Prime factors of 443 are 443. Prime factorization of 443 in exponential form is:

443 = 443¹

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 443

List of positive integer factors of 443 that divides 426 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 426 and 443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 426 and 443 is 1.

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