What is the Greatest Common Factor of 436 and 447?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 436 and 447 is 1.

GCF(436,447) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 436 and 447, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 436 and 447.

How to find the GCF of 436 and 447?

We will first find the prime factorization of 436 and 447. After we will calculate the factors of 436 and 447 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 436

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

436 = 2² × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 447

Prime factors of 447 are 3, 149. Prime factorization of 447 in exponential form is:

447 = 3¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 436

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

1, 2, 4, 109, 218

Step-4: Factors of 447

List of positive integer factors of 447 that divides 436 without a remainder.

1, 3, 149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 436 and 447. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 436 and 447 is 1.

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