What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4560 and 4579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4560 and 4579 is 19.

GCF(4560,4579) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4560 and 4579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4560 and 4579.

How to find the GCF of 4560 and 4579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4560 and 4579. After we will calculate the factors of 4560 and 4579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4560

Prime factors of 4560 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 4560 in exponential form is:

4560 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4579

Prime factors of 4579 are 19, 241. Prime factorization of 4579 in exponential form is:

4579 = 19¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 4560

List of positive integer factors of 4560 that divides 4560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 24, 30, 38, 40, 48, 57, 60, 76, 80, 95, 114, 120, 152, 190, 228, 240, 285, 304, 380, 456, 570, 760, 912, 1140, 1520, 2280

Step-4: Factors of 4579

List of positive integer factors of 4579 that divides 4560 without a remainder.

1, 19, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4560 and 4579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4560 and 4579 is 19.

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