What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4286 and 4298?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4286 and 4298 is 2.

GCF(4286,4298) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4286 and 4298, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4286 and 4298.

How to find the GCF of 4286 and 4298?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4286 and 4298. After we will calculate the factors of 4286 and 4298 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4286

Prime factors of 4286 are 2, 2143. Prime factorization of 4286 in exponential form is:

4286 = 2¹ × 2143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4298

Prime factors of 4298 are 2, 7, 307. Prime factorization of 4298 in exponential form is:

4298 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 4286

List of positive integer factors of 4286 that divides 4286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2143

Step-4: Factors of 4298

List of positive integer factors of 4298 that divides 4286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 307, 614, 2149

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4286 and 4298. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4286 and 4298 is 2.

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