What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4312 and 4318?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4312 and 4318 is 2.

GCF(4312,4318) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4312 and 4318, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4312 and 4318.

How to find the GCF of 4312 and 4318?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4312 and 4318. After we will calculate the factors of 4312 and 4318 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4312

Prime factors of 4312 are 2, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 4312 in exponential form is:

4312 = 2³ × 7² × 11¹

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 4312

List of positive integer factors of 4312 that divides 4312 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 49, 56, 77, 88, 98, 154, 196, 308, 392, 539, 616, 1078, 2156

Step-4: Factors of 4318

List of positive integer factors of 4318 that divides 4312 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4312 and 4318. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4312 and 4318 is 2.

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