What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4196 and 4204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4196 and 4204 is 4.

GCF(4196,4204) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4196 and 4204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4196 and 4204.

How to find the GCF of 4196 and 4204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4196 and 4204. After we will calculate the factors of 4196 and 4204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4196

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

4196 = 2² × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4204

Prime factors of 4204 are 2, 1051. Prime factorization of 4204 in exponential form is:

4204 = 2² × 1051¹

Step-3: Factors of 4196

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

1, 2, 4, 1049, 2098

Step-4: Factors of 4204

List of positive integer factors of 4204 that divides 4196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1051, 2102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4196 and 4204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4196 and 4204 is 4.

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