What is the Greatest Common Factor of 459 and 463?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 459 and 463 is 1.

GCF(459,463) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 459 and 463, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 459 and 463.

How to find the GCF of 459 and 463?

We will first find the prime factorization of 459 and 463. After we will calculate the factors of 459 and 463 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 459

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

459 = 3³ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 463

Prime factors of 463 are 463. Prime factorization of 463 in exponential form is:

463 = 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 459

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 463

List of positive integer factors of 463 that divides 459 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 459 and 463. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 459 and 463 is 1.

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