What is the Greatest Common Factor of 457 and 471?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 457 and 471 is 1.

GCF(457,471) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 457 and 471, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 457 and 471.

How to find the GCF of 457 and 471?

We will first find the prime factorization of 457 and 471. After we will calculate the factors of 457 and 471 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 457

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

457 = 457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 471

Prime factors of 471 are 3, 157. Prime factorization of 471 in exponential form is:

471 = 3¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 457

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

Step-4: Factors of 471

List of positive integer factors of 471 that divides 457 without a remainder.

1, 3, 157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 457 and 471. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 457 and 471 is 1.

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