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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4478 and 4482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4478 and 4482 is 2.

GCF(4478,4482) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4478 and 4482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4478 and 4482.

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How to find the GCF of 4478 and 4482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4478 and 4482. After we will calculate the factors of 4478 and 4482 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4478

Prime factors of 4478 are 2, 2239. Prime factorization of 4478 in exponential form is:

4478 = 21 × 22391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4482

Prime factors of 4482 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 4482 in exponential form is:

4482 = 21 × 33 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 4478

List of positive integer factors of 4478 that divides 4478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2239

Step-4: Factors of 4482

List of positive integer factors of 4482 that divides 4478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 83, 166, 249, 498, 747, 1494, 2241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4478 and 4482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4478 and 4482 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4478 and 4482