What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4598 and 4604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4598 and 4604 is 2.

GCF(4598,4604) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4598 and 4604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4598 and 4604.

How to find the GCF of 4598 and 4604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4598 and 4604. After we will calculate the factors of 4598 and 4604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4598

Prime factors of 4598 are 2, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 4598 in exponential form is:

4598 = 2¹ × 11² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4604

Prime factors of 4604 are 2, 1151. Prime factorization of 4604 in exponential form is:

4604 = 2² × 1151¹

Step-3: Factors of 4598

List of positive integer factors of 4598 that divides 4598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 19, 22, 38, 121, 209, 242, 418, 2299

Step-4: Factors of 4604

List of positive integer factors of 4604 that divides 4598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1151, 2302

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4598 and 4604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4598 and 4604 is 2.

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