What is the Greatest Common Factor of 394 and 407?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 394 and 407 is 1.

GCF(394,407) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 394 and 407, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 394 and 407.

How to find the GCF of 394 and 407?

We will first find the prime factorization of 394 and 407. After we will calculate the factors of 394 and 407 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 394

Prime factors of 394 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 394 in exponential form is:

394 = 2¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 407

Prime factors of 407 are 11, 37. Prime factorization of 407 in exponential form is:

407 = 11¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 394

List of positive integer factors of 394 that divides 394 without a remainder.

1, 2, 197

Step-4: Factors of 407

List of positive integer factors of 407 that divides 394 without a remainder.

1, 11, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 394 and 407. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 394 and 407 is 1.

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