What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4246 and 4263?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4246 and 4263 is 1.

GCF(4246,4263) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4246 and 4263, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4246 and 4263.

How to find the GCF of 4246 and 4263?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4246 and 4263. After we will calculate the factors of 4246 and 4263 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4246

Prime factors of 4246 are 2, 11, 193. Prime factorization of 4246 in exponential form is:

4246 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4263

Prime factors of 4263 are 3, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 4263 in exponential form is:

4263 = 3¹ × 7² × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 4246

List of positive integer factors of 4246 that divides 4246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 193, 386, 2123

Step-4: Factors of 4263

List of positive integer factors of 4263 that divides 4246 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 29, 49, 87, 147, 203, 609, 1421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4246 and 4263. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4246 and 4263 is 1.

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