What is the Greatest Common Factor of 459 and 474?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 459 and 474 is 3.

GCF(459,474) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 459 and 474, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 459 and 474.

How to find the GCF of 459 and 474?

We will first find the prime factorization of 459 and 474. After we will calculate the factors of 459 and 474 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 474

Prime factors of 474 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 474 in exponential form is:

474 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 79¹

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 474

List of positive integer factors of 474 that divides 459 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 79, 158, 237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 459 and 474. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 459 and 474 is 3.

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