Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 409
GCF(244, 409) = 1, Greatest common factor of 244 and 409 is 1. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 409. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 409 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 244 and 409.
Prime Factorization of 244 is 1, 2, 2, 61 and Prime Factorization of 409 is 1, 409.
- Factorize\( (244) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 61\)
- Factorize\( (409) = \) \(1\times 409\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(244, 409) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 244 and 409 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 244 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 244
List of positive integers factors of 409 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 409
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 244 and 409 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 244 and 409 is 1.
\(GCF(244, 409) = 1\).
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