What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4478 and 4493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4478 and 4493 is 1.

GCF(4478,4493) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4478 and 4493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4478 and 4493.

How to find the GCF of 4478 and 4493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4478 and 4493. After we will calculate the factors of 4478 and 4493 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 4493

Prime factors of 4493 are 4493. Prime factorization of 4493 in exponential form is:

4493 = 4493¹

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 4493

List of positive integer factors of 4493 that divides 4478 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4478 and 4493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4478 and 4493 is 1.

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