What is the Greatest Common Factor of 434 and 454?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 434 and 454 is 2.

GCF(434,454) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 434 and 454, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 434 and 454.

How to find the GCF of 434 and 454?

We will first find the prime factorization of 434 and 454. After we will calculate the factors of 434 and 454 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 434

Prime factors of 434 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 434 in exponential form is:

434 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 454

Prime factors of 454 are 2, 227. Prime factorization of 454 in exponential form is:

454 = 2¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 434

List of positive integer factors of 434 that divides 434 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 31, 62, 217

Step-4: Factors of 454

List of positive integer factors of 454 that divides 434 without a remainder.

1, 2, 227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 434 and 454. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 434 and 454 is 2.

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