What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4266 and 4278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4266 and 4278 is 6.

GCF(4266,4278) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4266 and 4278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4266 and 4278.

How to find the GCF of 4266 and 4278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4266 and 4278. After we will calculate the factors of 4266 and 4278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4266

Prime factors of 4266 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 4266 in exponential form is:

4266 = 2¹ × 3³ × 79¹

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 4266

List of positive integer factors of 4266 that divides 4266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 79, 158, 237, 474, 711, 1422, 2133

Step-4: Factors of 4278

List of positive integer factors of 4278 that divides 4266 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 4266 and 4278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4266 and 4278 is 6.

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