What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4301 and 4318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4301 and 4318 is 17.

GCF(4301,4318) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4301 and 4318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4301 and 4318.

How to find the GCF of 4301 and 4318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4301 and 4318. After we will calculate the factors of 4301 and 4318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4301

Prime factors of 4301 are 11, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 4301 in exponential form is:

4301 = 11¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4318

Prime factors of 4318 are 2, 17, 127. Prime factorization of 4318 in exponential form is:

4318 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 4301

List of positive integer factors of 4301 that divides 4301 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 23, 187, 253, 391

Step-4: Factors of 4318

List of positive integer factors of 4318 that divides 4301 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 127, 254, 2159

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4301 and 4318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4301 and 4318 is 17.

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