What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4216 and 4234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4216 and 4234 is 2.

GCF(4216,4234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4216 and 4234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4216 and 4234.

How to find the GCF of 4216 and 4234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4216 and 4234. After we will calculate the factors of 4216 and 4234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4216

Prime factors of 4216 are 2, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 4216 in exponential form is:

4216 = 2³ × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4234

Prime factors of 4234 are 2, 29, 73. Prime factorization of 4234 in exponential form is:

4234 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 4216

List of positive integer factors of 4216 that divides 4216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 17, 31, 34, 62, 68, 124, 136, 248, 527, 1054, 2108

Step-4: Factors of 4234

List of positive integer factors of 4234 that divides 4216 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 73, 146, 2117

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4216 and 4234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4216 and 4234 is 2.

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