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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4542 and 4548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4542 and 4548 is 6.

GCF(4542,4548) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4542 and 4548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4542 and 4548.

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How to find the GCF of 4542 and 4548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4542 and 4548. After we will calculate the factors of 4542 and 4548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4542

Prime factors of 4542 are 2, 3, 757. Prime factorization of 4542 in exponential form is:

4542 = 21 × 31 × 7571

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 4542

List of positive integer factors of 4542 that divides 4542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 757, 1514, 2271

Step-4: Factors of 4548

List of positive integer factors of 4548 that divides 4542 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 4542 and 4548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4542 and 4548 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4542 and 4548