What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4550 and 4562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4550 and 4562 is 2.

GCF(4550,4562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4550 and 4562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4550 and 4562.

How to find the GCF of 4550 and 4562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4550 and 4562. After we will calculate the factors of 4550 and 4562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4550

Prime factors of 4550 are 2, 5, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 4550 in exponential form is:

4550 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4562

Prime factors of 4562 are 2, 2281. Prime factorization of 4562 in exponential form is:

4562 = 2¹ × 2281¹

Step-3: Factors of 4550

List of positive integer factors of 4550 that divides 4550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 25, 26, 35, 50, 65, 70, 91, 130, 175, 182, 325, 350, 455, 650, 910, 2275

Step-4: Factors of 4562

List of positive integer factors of 4562 that divides 4550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4550 and 4562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4550 and 4562 is 2.

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