What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4562 and 4572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4562 and 4572 is 2.

GCF(4562,4572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4562 and 4572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4562 and 4572.

How to find the GCF of 4562 and 4572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4562 and 4572. After we will calculate the factors of 4562 and 4572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4562

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

4562 = 2¹ × 2281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4572

Prime factors of 4572 are 2, 3, 127. Prime factorization of 4572 in exponential form is:

4572 = 2² × 3² × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 4562

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

1, 2, 2281

Step-4: Factors of 4572

List of positive integer factors of 4572 that divides 4562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 127, 254, 381, 508, 762, 1143, 1524, 2286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4562 and 4572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4562 and 4572 is 2.

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