What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4293 and 4302?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4293 and 4302 is 9.

GCF(4293,4302) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4293 and 4302, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4293 and 4302.

How to find the GCF of 4293 and 4302?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4293 and 4302. After we will calculate the factors of 4293 and 4302 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4293

Prime factors of 4293 are 3, 53. Prime factorization of 4293 in exponential form is:

4293 = 3⁴ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4302

Prime factors of 4302 are 2, 3, 239. Prime factorization of 4302 in exponential form is:

4302 = 2¹ × 3² × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 4293

List of positive integer factors of 4293 that divides 4293 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 53, 81, 159, 477, 1431

Step-4: Factors of 4302

List of positive integer factors of 4302 that divides 4293 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 239, 478, 717, 1434, 2151

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4293 and 4302. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4293 and 4302 is 9.

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