What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4239 and 4252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4239 and 4252 is 1.

GCF(4239,4252) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4239 and 4252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4239 and 4252.

How to find the GCF of 4239 and 4252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4239 and 4252. After we will calculate the factors of 4239 and 4252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4239

Prime factors of 4239 are 3, 157. Prime factorization of 4239 in exponential form is:

4239 = 3³ × 157¹

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 4239

List of positive integer factors of 4239 that divides 4239 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 157, 471, 1413

Step-4: Factors of 4252

List of positive integer factors of 4252 that divides 4239 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1063, 2126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4239 and 4252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4239 and 4252 is 1.

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