What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4286 and 4300?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4286 and 4300 is 2.

GCF(4286,4300) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4286 and 4300, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4286 and 4300.

How to find the GCF of 4286 and 4300?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4286 and 4300. After we will calculate the factors of 4286 and 4300 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 4300

Prime factors of 4300 are 2, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 4300 in exponential form is:

4300 = 2² × 5² × 43¹

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 4300

List of positive integer factors of 4300 that divides 4286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 43, 50, 86, 100, 172, 215, 430, 860, 1075, 2150

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4286 and 4300. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4286 and 4300 is 2.

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