What is the Greatest Common Factor of 436 and 452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 436 and 452 is 4.

GCF(436,452) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 436 and 452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 436 and 452.

How to find the GCF of 436 and 452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 436 and 452. After we will calculate the factors of 436 and 452 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 452

Prime factors of 452 are 2, 113. Prime factorization of 452 in exponential form is:

452 = 2² × 113¹

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 452

List of positive integer factors of 452 that divides 436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 113, 226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 436 and 452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 436 and 452 is 4.

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