What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4574 and 4578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4574 and 4578 is 2.

GCF(4574,4578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4574 and 4578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4574 and 4578.

How to find the GCF of 4574 and 4578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4574 and 4578. After we will calculate the factors of 4574 and 4578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4574

Prime factors of 4574 are 2, 2287. Prime factorization of 4574 in exponential form is:

4574 = 2¹ × 2287¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4578

Prime factors of 4578 are 2, 3, 7, 109. Prime factorization of 4578 in exponential form is:

4578 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 4574

List of positive integer factors of 4574 that divides 4574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2287

Step-4: Factors of 4578

List of positive integer factors of 4578 that divides 4574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 109, 218, 327, 654, 763, 1526, 2289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4574 and 4578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4574 and 4578 is 2.

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