What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4311 and 4320?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4311 and 4320 is 9.

GCF(4311,4320) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4311 and 4320, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4311 and 4320.

How to find the GCF of 4311 and 4320?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4311 and 4320. After we will calculate the factors of 4311 and 4320 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4311

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

4311 = 3² × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4320

Prime factors of 4320 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 4320 in exponential form is:

4320 = 2⁵ × 3³ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 4311

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

1, 3, 9, 479, 1437

Step-4: Factors of 4320

List of positive integer factors of 4320 that divides 4311 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 45, 48, 54, 60, 72, 80, 90, 96, 108, 120, 135, 144, 160, 180, 216, 240, 270, 288, 360, 432, 480, 540, 720, 864, 1080, 1440, 2160

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4311 and 4320. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4311 and 4320 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4311 and 4320