What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4188 and 4196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4188 and 4196 is 4.

GCF(4188,4196) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4188 and 4196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4188 and 4196.

How to find the GCF of 4188 and 4196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4188 and 4196. After we will calculate the factors of 4188 and 4196 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4196

Prime factors of 4196 are 2, 1049. Prime factorization of 4196 in exponential form is:

4196 = 2² × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 4188

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4196

List of positive integer factors of 4196 that divides 4188 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4188 and 4196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4188 and 4196 is 4.

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