What is the Greatest Common Factor of 452 and 460?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 452 and 460 is 4.

GCF(452,460) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 452 and 460, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 452 and 460.

How to find the GCF of 452 and 460?

We will first find the prime factorization of 452 and 460. After we will calculate the factors of 452 and 460 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 452

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

452 = 2² × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 460

Prime factors of 460 are 2, 5, 23. Prime factorization of 460 in exponential form is:

460 = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 452

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

1, 2, 4, 113, 226

Step-4: Factors of 460

List of positive integer factors of 460 that divides 452 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 23, 46, 92, 115, 230

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 452 and 460. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 452 and 460 is 4.

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