What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4572 and 4587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4572 and 4587 is 3.

GCF(4572,4587) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4572 and 4587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4572 and 4587.

How to find the GCF of 4572 and 4587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4572 and 4587. After we will calculate the factors of 4572 and 4587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4587

Prime factors of 4587 are 3, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 4587 in exponential form is:

4587 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 4572

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4587

List of positive integer factors of 4587 that divides 4572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 139, 417, 1529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4572 and 4587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4572 and 4587 is 3.

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