What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4618 and 4638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4618 and 4638 is 2.

GCF(4618,4638) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4618 and 4638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4618 and 4638.

How to find the GCF of 4618 and 4638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4618 and 4638. After we will calculate the factors of 4618 and 4638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4618

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

4618 = 2¹ × 2309¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4638

Prime factors of 4638 are 2, 3, 773. Prime factorization of 4638 in exponential form is:

4638 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 4618

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

1, 2, 2309

Step-4: Factors of 4638

List of positive integer factors of 4638 that divides 4618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 773, 1546, 2319

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4618 and 4638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4618 and 4638 is 2.

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