What is the Greatest Common Factor of 440 and 458?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 440 and 458 is 2.

GCF(440,458) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 440 and 458, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 440 and 458.

How to find the GCF of 440 and 458?

We will first find the prime factorization of 440 and 458. After we will calculate the factors of 440 and 458 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 440

Prime factors of 440 are 2, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 440 in exponential form is:

440 = 2³ × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 458

Prime factors of 458 are 2, 229. Prime factorization of 458 in exponential form is:

458 = 2¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 440

List of positive integer factors of 440 that divides 440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 20, 22, 40, 44, 55, 88, 110, 220

Step-4: Factors of 458

List of positive integer factors of 458 that divides 440 without a remainder.

1, 2, 229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 440 and 458. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 440 and 458 is 2.

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