What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4302 and 4311?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4302 and 4311 is 9.

GCF(4302,4311) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4302 and 4311, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4302 and 4311.

How to find the GCF of 4302 and 4311?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4302 and 4311. After we will calculate the factors of 4302 and 4311 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4311

Prime factors of 4311 are 3, 479. Prime factorization of 4311 in exponential form is:

4311 = 3² × 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 4302

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4311

List of positive integer factors of 4311 that divides 4302 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 479, 1437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4302 and 4311. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4302 and 4311 is 9.

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