What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4461 and 4479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4461 and 4479 is 3.

GCF(4461,4479) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4461 and 4479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4461 and 4479.

How to find the GCF of 4461 and 4479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4461 and 4479. After we will calculate the factors of 4461 and 4479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4461

Prime factors of 4461 are 3, 1487. Prime factorization of 4461 in exponential form is:

4461 = 3¹ × 1487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4479

Prime factors of 4479 are 3, 1493. Prime factorization of 4479 in exponential form is:

4479 = 3¹ × 1493¹

Step-3: Factors of 4461

List of positive integer factors of 4461 that divides 4461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1487

Step-4: Factors of 4479

List of positive integer factors of 4479 that divides 4461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4461 and 4479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4461 and 4479 is 3.

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