What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4526 and 4546?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4526 and 4546 is 2.

GCF(4526,4546) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4526 and 4546, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4526 and 4546.

How to find the GCF of 4526 and 4546?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4526 and 4546. After we will calculate the factors of 4526 and 4546 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4526

Prime factors of 4526 are 2, 31, 73. Prime factorization of 4526 in exponential form is:

4526 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4546

Prime factors of 4546 are 2, 2273. Prime factorization of 4546 in exponential form is:

4546 = 2¹ × 2273¹

Step-3: Factors of 4526

List of positive integer factors of 4526 that divides 4526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 73, 146, 2263

Step-4: Factors of 4546

List of positive integer factors of 4546 that divides 4526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2273

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4526 and 4546. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4526 and 4546 is 2.

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