What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4294 and 4308?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4294 and 4308 is 2.

GCF(4294,4308) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4294 and 4308, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4294 and 4308.

How to find the GCF of 4294 and 4308?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4294 and 4308. After we will calculate the factors of 4294 and 4308 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4294

Prime factors of 4294 are 2, 19, 113. Prime factorization of 4294 in exponential form is:

4294 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4308

Prime factors of 4308 are 2, 3, 359. Prime factorization of 4308 in exponential form is:

4308 = 2² × 3¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 4294

List of positive integer factors of 4294 that divides 4294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 113, 226, 2147

Step-4: Factors of 4308

List of positive integer factors of 4308 that divides 4294 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 359, 718, 1077, 1436, 2154

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4294 and 4308. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4294 and 4308 is 2.

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