What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4556 and 4573?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4556 and 4573 is 17.

GCF(4556,4573) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4556 and 4573, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4556 and 4573.

How to find the GCF of 4556 and 4573?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4556 and 4573. After we will calculate the factors of 4556 and 4573 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4556

Prime factors of 4556 are 2, 17, 67. Prime factorization of 4556 in exponential form is:

4556 = 2² × 17¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4573

Prime factors of 4573 are 17, 269. Prime factorization of 4573 in exponential form is:

4573 = 17¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 4556

List of positive integer factors of 4556 that divides 4556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 67, 68, 134, 268, 1139, 2278

Step-4: Factors of 4573

List of positive integer factors of 4573 that divides 4556 without a remainder.

1, 17, 269

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4556 and 4573. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4556 and 4573 is 17.

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