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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4234 and 4252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4234 and 4252 is 2.

GCF(4234,4252) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4234 and 4252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4234 and 4252.

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How to find the GCF of 4234 and 4252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4234 and 4252. After we will calculate the factors of 4234 and 4252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4252

Prime factors of 4252 are 2, 1063. Prime factorization of 4252 in exponential form is:

4252 = 22 × 10631

Step-3: Factors of 4234

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4252

List of positive integer factors of 4252 that divides 4234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4234 and 4252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4234 and 4252 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4234 and 4252