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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4240 and 4258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4240 and 4258 is 2.

GCF(4240,4258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4240 and 4258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4240 and 4258.

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How to find the GCF of 4240 and 4258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4240 and 4258. After we will calculate the factors of 4240 and 4258 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 4258

Prime factors of 4258 are 2, 2129. Prime factorization of 4258 in exponential form is:

4258 = 21 × 21291

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 4258

List of positive integer factors of 4258 that divides 4240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4240 and 4258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4240 and 4258 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4240 and 4258