What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4546 and 4558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4546 and 4558 is 2.

GCF(4546,4558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4546 and 4558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4546 and 4558.

How to find the GCF of 4546 and 4558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4546 and 4558. After we will calculate the factors of 4546 and 4558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4546

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

4546 = 2¹ × 2273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4558

Prime factors of 4558 are 2, 43, 53. Prime factorization of 4558 in exponential form is:

4558 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 4546

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

1, 2, 2273

Step-4: Factors of 4558

List of positive integer factors of 4558 that divides 4546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 53, 86, 106, 2279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4546 and 4558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4546 and 4558 is 2.

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