What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4228 and 4244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4228 and 4244 is 4.

GCF(4228,4244) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4228 and 4244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4228 and 4244.

How to find the GCF of 4228 and 4244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4228 and 4244. After we will calculate the factors of 4228 and 4244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4228

Prime factors of 4228 are 2, 7, 151. Prime factorization of 4228 in exponential form is:

4228 = 2² × 7¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4244

Prime factors of 4244 are 2, 1061. Prime factorization of 4244 in exponential form is:

4244 = 2² × 1061¹

Step-3: Factors of 4228

List of positive integer factors of 4228 that divides 4228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 151, 302, 604, 1057, 2114

Step-4: Factors of 4244

List of positive integer factors of 4244 that divides 4228 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1061, 2122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4228 and 4244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4228 and 4244 is 4.

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