What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4240 and 4251?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4240 and 4251 is 1.

GCF(4240,4251) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4240 and 4251, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4240 and 4251.

How to find the GCF of 4240 and 4251?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4240 and 4251. After we will calculate the factors of 4240 and 4251 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4240

Prime factors of 4240 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 4240 in exponential form is:

4240 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4251

Prime factors of 4251 are 3, 13, 109. Prime factorization of 4251 in exponential form is:

4251 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 4240

List of positive integer factors of 4240 that divides 4240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 53, 80, 106, 212, 265, 424, 530, 848, 1060, 2120

Step-4: Factors of 4251

List of positive integer factors of 4251 that divides 4240 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 109, 327, 1417

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4240 and 4251. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4240 and 4251 is 1.

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