What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4378 and 4398?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4378 and 4398 is 2.

GCF(4378,4398) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4378 and 4398, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4378 and 4398.

How to find the GCF of 4378 and 4398?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4378 and 4398. After we will calculate the factors of 4378 and 4398 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4378

Prime factors of 4378 are 2, 11, 199. Prime factorization of 4378 in exponential form is:

4378 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4398

Prime factors of 4398 are 2, 3, 733. Prime factorization of 4398 in exponential form is:

4398 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 4378

List of positive integer factors of 4378 that divides 4378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 199, 398, 2189

Step-4: Factors of 4398

List of positive integer factors of 4398 that divides 4378 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 733, 1466, 2199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4378 and 4398. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4378 and 4398 is 2.

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