What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4538 and 4548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4538 and 4548 is 2.

GCF(4538,4548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4538 and 4548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4538 and 4548.

How to find the GCF of 4538 and 4548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4538 and 4548. After we will calculate the factors of 4538 and 4548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4538

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

4538 = 2¹ × 2269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4548

Prime factors of 4548 are 2, 3, 379. Prime factorization of 4548 in exponential form is:

4548 = 2² × 3¹ × 379¹

Step-3: Factors of 4538

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

1, 2, 2269

Step-4: Factors of 4548

List of positive integer factors of 4548 that divides 4538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 379, 758, 1137, 1516, 2274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4538 and 4548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4538 and 4548 is 2.

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