What is the Greatest Common Factor of 437 and 457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 437 and 457 is 1.

GCF(437,457) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 437 and 457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 437 and 457.

How to find the GCF of 437 and 457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 437 and 457. After we will calculate the factors of 437 and 457 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 437

Prime factors of 437 are 19, 23. Prime factorization of 437 in exponential form is:

437 = 19¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 457

Prime factors of 457 are 457. Prime factorization of 457 in exponential form is:

457 = 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 437

List of positive integer factors of 437 that divides 437 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23

Step-4: Factors of 457

List of positive integer factors of 457 that divides 437 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 437 and 457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 437 and 457 is 1.

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