What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4368 and 4372?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4368 and 4372 is 4.

GCF(4368,4372) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4368 and 4372, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4368 and 4372.

How to find the GCF of 4368 and 4372?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4368 and 4372. After we will calculate the factors of 4368 and 4372 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4368

Prime factors of 4368 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 4368 in exponential form is:

4368 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4372

Prime factors of 4372 are 2, 1093. Prime factorization of 4372 in exponential form is:

4372 = 2² × 1093¹

Step-3: Factors of 4368

List of positive integer factors of 4368 that divides 4368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 273, 312, 336, 364, 546, 624, 728, 1092, 1456, 2184

Step-4: Factors of 4372

List of positive integer factors of 4372 that divides 4368 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1093, 2186

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4368 and 4372. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4368 and 4372 is 4.

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