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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 459 and 472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 459 and 472 is 1.

GCF(459,472) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 459 and 472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 459 and 472.

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How to find the GCF of 459 and 472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 459 and 472. After we will calculate the factors of 459 and 472 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 472

Prime factors of 472 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 472 in exponential form is:

472 = 23 × 591

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 472

List of positive integer factors of 472 that divides 459 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 459 and 472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 459 and 472 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 459 and 472