What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4478 and 4490?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4478 and 4490 is 2.

GCF(4478,4490) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4478 and 4490, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4478 and 4490.

How to find the GCF of 4478 and 4490?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4478 and 4490. After we will calculate the factors of 4478 and 4490 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 4490

Prime factors of 4490 are 2, 5, 449. Prime factorization of 4490 in exponential form is:

4490 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 449¹

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 4490

List of positive integer factors of 4490 that divides 4478 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4478 and 4490. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4478 and 4490 is 2.

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