What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4224 and 4236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4224 and 4236 is 12.

GCF(4224,4236) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4224 and 4236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4224 and 4236.

How to find the GCF of 4224 and 4236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4224 and 4236. After we will calculate the factors of 4224 and 4236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4224

Prime factors of 4224 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 4224 in exponential form is:

4224 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4236

Prime factors of 4236 are 2, 3, 353. Prime factorization of 4236 in exponential form is:

4236 = 2² × 3¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 4224

List of positive integer factors of 4224 that divides 4224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 32, 33, 44, 48, 64, 66, 88, 96, 128, 132, 176, 192, 264, 352, 384, 528, 704, 1056, 1408, 2112

Step-4: Factors of 4236

List of positive integer factors of 4236 that divides 4224 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 2118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4224 and 4236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4224 and 4236 is 12.

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