What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4580 and 4596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4580 and 4596 is 4.

GCF(4580,4596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4580 and 4596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4580 and 4596.

How to find the GCF of 4580 and 4596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4580 and 4596. After we will calculate the factors of 4580 and 4596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4580

Prime factors of 4580 are 2, 5, 229. Prime factorization of 4580 in exponential form is:

4580 = 2² × 5¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4596

Prime factors of 4596 are 2, 3, 383. Prime factorization of 4596 in exponential form is:

4596 = 2² × 3¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 4580

List of positive integer factors of 4580 that divides 4580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 229, 458, 916, 1145, 2290

Step-4: Factors of 4596

List of positive integer factors of 4596 that divides 4580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 383, 766, 1149, 1532, 2298

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4580 and 4596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4580 and 4596 is 4.

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