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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 417 and 426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 417 and 426 is 3.

GCF(417,426) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 417 and 426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 417 and 426.

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How to find the GCF of 417 and 426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 417 and 426. After we will calculate the factors of 417 and 426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 417

Prime factors of 417 are 3, 139. Prime factorization of 417 in exponential form is:

417 = 31 × 1391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 426

Prime factors of 426 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 426 in exponential form is:

426 = 21 × 31 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 417

List of positive integer factors of 417 that divides 417 without a remainder.

1, 3, 139

Step-4: Factors of 426

List of positive integer factors of 426 that divides 417 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 71, 142, 213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 417 and 426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 417 and 426 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 417 and 426