What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4520 and 4531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4520 and 4531 is 1.

GCF(4520,4531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4520 and 4531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4520 and 4531.

How to find the GCF of 4520 and 4531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4520 and 4531. After we will calculate the factors of 4520 and 4531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4520

Prime factors of 4520 are 2, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 4520 in exponential form is:

4520 = 2³ × 5¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4531

Prime factors of 4531 are 23, 197. Prime factorization of 4531 in exponential form is:

4531 = 23¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 4520

List of positive integer factors of 4520 that divides 4520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 113, 226, 452, 565, 904, 1130, 2260

Step-4: Factors of 4531

List of positive integer factors of 4531 that divides 4520 without a remainder.

1, 23, 197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4520 and 4531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4520 and 4531 is 1.

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