What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4396 and 4406?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4396 and 4406 is 2.

GCF(4396,4406) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4396 and 4406, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4396 and 4406.

How to find the GCF of 4396 and 4406?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4396 and 4406. After we will calculate the factors of 4396 and 4406 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4396

Prime factors of 4396 are 2, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 4396 in exponential form is:

4396 = 2² × 7¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4406

Prime factors of 4406 are 2, 2203. Prime factorization of 4406 in exponential form is:

4406 = 2¹ × 2203¹

Step-3: Factors of 4396

List of positive integer factors of 4396 that divides 4396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 157, 314, 628, 1099, 2198

Step-4: Factors of 4406

List of positive integer factors of 4406 that divides 4396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4396 and 4406. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4396 and 4406 is 2.

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