What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4298 and 4306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4298 and 4306 is 2.

GCF(4298,4306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4298 and 4306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4298 and 4306.

How to find the GCF of 4298 and 4306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4298 and 4306. After we will calculate the factors of 4298 and 4306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4306

Prime factors of 4306 are 2, 2153. Prime factorization of 4306 in exponential form is:

4306 = 2¹ × 2153¹

Step-3: Factors of 4298

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4306

List of positive integer factors of 4306 that divides 4298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4298 and 4306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4298 and 4306 is 2.

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