What is the Greatest Common Factor of 448 and 459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 448 and 459 is 1.

GCF(448,459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 448 and 459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 448 and 459.

How to find the GCF of 448 and 459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 448 and 459. After we will calculate the factors of 448 and 459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 448

Prime factors of 448 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 448 in exponential form is:

448 = 2⁶ × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 459

Prime factors of 459 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 459 in exponential form is:

459 = 3³ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 448

List of positive integer factors of 448 that divides 448 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 224

Step-4: Factors of 459

List of positive integer factors of 459 that divides 448 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 27, 51, 153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 448 and 459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 448 and 459 is 1.

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