What is the Greatest Common Factor of 458 and 466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 458 and 466 is 2.

GCF(458,466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 458 and 466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 458 and 466.

How to find the GCF of 458 and 466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 458 and 466. After we will calculate the factors of 458 and 466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 458

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

458 = 2¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 466

Prime factors of 466 are 2, 233. Prime factorization of 466 in exponential form is:

466 = 2¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 458

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

1, 2, 229

Step-4: Factors of 466

List of positive integer factors of 466 that divides 458 without a remainder.

1, 2, 233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 458 and 466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 458 and 466 is 2.

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