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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 428 and 436?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 428 and 436 is 4.

GCF(428,436) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 428 and 436, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 428 and 436.

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How to find the GCF of 428 and 436?

We will first find the prime factorization of 428 and 436. After we will calculate the factors of 428 and 436 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 428

Prime factors of 428 are 2, 107. Prime factorization of 428 in exponential form is:

428 = 22 × 1071

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 436

Prime factors of 436 are 2, 109. Prime factorization of 436 in exponential form is:

436 = 22 × 1091

Step-3: Factors of 428

List of positive integer factors of 428 that divides 428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 107, 214

Step-4: Factors of 436

List of positive integer factors of 436 that divides 428 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 109, 218

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 428 and 436. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 428 and 436 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 428 and 436