What is the Greatest Common Factor of 466 and 476?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 466 and 476 is 2.

GCF(466,476) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 466 and 476, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 466 and 476.

How to find the GCF of 466 and 476?

We will first find the prime factorization of 466 and 476. After we will calculate the factors of 466 and 476 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 466

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

466 = 2¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 476

Prime factors of 476 are 2, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 476 in exponential form is:

476 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 466

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

1, 2, 233

Step-4: Factors of 476

List of positive integer factors of 476 that divides 466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 68, 119, 238

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 466 and 476. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 466 and 476 is 2.

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