What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4178 and 4188?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4178 and 4188 is 2.

GCF(4178,4188) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4178 and 4188, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4178 and 4188.

How to find the GCF of 4178 and 4188?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4178 and 4188. After we will calculate the factors of 4178 and 4188 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4178

Prime factors of 4178 are 2, 2089. Prime factorization of 4178 in exponential form is:

4178 = 2¹ × 2089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4188

Prime factors of 4188 are 2, 3, 349. Prime factorization of 4188 in exponential form is:

4188 = 2² × 3¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 4178

List of positive integer factors of 4178 that divides 4178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2089

Step-4: Factors of 4188

List of positive integer factors of 4188 that divides 4178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 349, 698, 1047, 1396, 2094

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4178 and 4188. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4178 and 4188 is 2.

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