What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4258 and 4278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4258 and 4278 is 2.

GCF(4258,4278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4258 and 4278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4258 and 4278.

How to find the GCF of 4258 and 4278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4258 and 4278. After we will calculate the factors of 4258 and 4278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4258

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

4258 = 2¹ × 2129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4278

Prime factors of 4278 are 2, 3, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 4278 in exponential form is:

4278 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 4258

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

1, 2, 2129

Step-4: Factors of 4278

List of positive integer factors of 4278 that divides 4258 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 31, 46, 62, 69, 93, 138, 186, 713, 1426, 2139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4258 and 4278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4258 and 4278 is 2.

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