What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4626 and 4630?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4626 and 4630 is 2.

GCF(4626,4630) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4626 and 4630, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4626 and 4630.

How to find the GCF of 4626 and 4630?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4626 and 4630. After we will calculate the factors of 4626 and 4630 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4626

Prime factors of 4626 are 2, 3, 257. Prime factorization of 4626 in exponential form is:

4626 = 2¹ × 3² × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4630

Prime factors of 4630 are 2, 5, 463. Prime factorization of 4630 in exponential form is:

4630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 4626

List of positive integer factors of 4626 that divides 4626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 257, 514, 771, 1542, 2313

Step-4: Factors of 4630

List of positive integer factors of 4630 that divides 4626 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 463, 926, 2315

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4626 and 4630. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4626 and 4630 is 2.

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