What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4240 and 4254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4240 and 4254 is 2.

GCF(4240,4254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4240 and 4254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4240 and 4254.

How to find the GCF of 4240 and 4254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4240 and 4254. After we will calculate the factors of 4240 and 4254 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 4254

Prime factors of 4254 are 2, 3, 709. Prime factorization of 4254 in exponential form is:

4254 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 709¹

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 4254

List of positive integer factors of 4254 that divides 4240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 709, 1418, 2127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4240 and 4254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4240 and 4254 is 2.

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