What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4296 and 4304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4296 and 4304 is 8.

GCF(4296,4304) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4296 and 4304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4296 and 4304.

How to find the GCF of 4296 and 4304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4296 and 4304. After we will calculate the factors of 4296 and 4304 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4296

Prime factors of 4296 are 2, 3, 179. Prime factorization of 4296 in exponential form is:

4296 = 2³ × 3¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4304

Prime factors of 4304 are 2, 269. Prime factorization of 4304 in exponential form is:

4304 = 2⁴ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 4296

List of positive integer factors of 4296 that divides 4296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 179, 358, 537, 716, 1074, 1432, 2148

Step-4: Factors of 4304

List of positive integer factors of 4304 that divides 4296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 269, 538, 1076, 2152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4296 and 4304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4296 and 4304 is 8.

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