What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4344 and 4356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4344 and 4356 is 12.

GCF(4344,4356) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4344 and 4356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4344 and 4356.

How to find the GCF of 4344 and 4356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4344 and 4356. After we will calculate the factors of 4344 and 4356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4344

Prime factors of 4344 are 2, 3, 181. Prime factorization of 4344 in exponential form is:

4344 = 2³ × 3¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4356

Prime factors of 4356 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 4356 in exponential form is:

4356 = 2² × 3² × 11²

Step-3: Factors of 4344

List of positive integer factors of 4344 that divides 4344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 181, 362, 543, 724, 1086, 1448, 2172

Step-4: Factors of 4356

List of positive integer factors of 4356 that divides 4344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 121, 132, 198, 242, 363, 396, 484, 726, 1089, 1452, 2178

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4344 and 4356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4344 and 4356 is 12.

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