What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4259 and 4272?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4259 and 4272 is 1.

GCF(4259,4272) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4259 and 4272, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4259 and 4272.

How to find the GCF of 4259 and 4272?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4259 and 4272. After we will calculate the factors of 4259 and 4272 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4259

Prime factors of 4259 are 4259. Prime factorization of 4259 in exponential form is:

4259 = 4259¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4272

Prime factors of 4272 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 4272 in exponential form is:

4272 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 4259

List of positive integer factors of 4259 that divides 4259 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 4272

List of positive integer factors of 4272 that divides 4259 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 89, 178, 267, 356, 534, 712, 1068, 1424, 2136

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4259 and 4272. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4259 and 4272 is 1.

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