What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4528 and 4538?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4528 and 4538 is 2.

GCF(4528,4538) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4528 and 4538, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4528 and 4538.

How to find the GCF of 4528 and 4538?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4528 and 4538. After we will calculate the factors of 4528 and 4538 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4528

Prime factors of 4528 are 2, 283. Prime factorization of 4528 in exponential form is:

4528 = 2⁴ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4538

Prime factors of 4538 are 2, 2269. Prime factorization of 4538 in exponential form is:

4538 = 2¹ × 2269¹

Step-3: Factors of 4528

List of positive integer factors of 4528 that divides 4528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 283, 566, 1132, 2264

Step-4: Factors of 4538

List of positive integer factors of 4538 that divides 4528 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4528 and 4538. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4528 and 4538 is 2.

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