What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4601 and 4618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4601 and 4618 is 1.

GCF(4601,4618) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4601 and 4618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4601 and 4618.

How to find the GCF of 4601 and 4618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4601 and 4618. After we will calculate the factors of 4601 and 4618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4601

Prime factors of 4601 are 43, 107. Prime factorization of 4601 in exponential form is:

4601 = 43¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4618

Prime factors of 4618 are 2, 2309. Prime factorization of 4618 in exponential form is:

4618 = 2¹ × 2309¹

Step-3: Factors of 4601

List of positive integer factors of 4601 that divides 4601 without a remainder.

1, 43, 107

Step-4: Factors of 4618

List of positive integer factors of 4618 that divides 4601 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4601 and 4618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4601 and 4618 is 1.

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