What is the Greatest Common Factor of 430 and 446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 430 and 446 is 2.

GCF(430,446) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 430 and 446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 430 and 446.

How to find the GCF of 430 and 446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 430 and 446. After we will calculate the factors of 430 and 446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 430

Prime factors of 430 are 2, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 430 in exponential form is:

430 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 446

Prime factors of 446 are 2, 223. Prime factorization of 446 in exponential form is:

446 = 2¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 430

List of positive integer factors of 430 that divides 430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 43, 86, 215

Step-4: Factors of 446

List of positive integer factors of 446 that divides 430 without a remainder.

1, 2, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 430 and 446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 430 and 446 is 2.

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