What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4638 and 4643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4638 and 4643 is 1.

GCF(4638,4643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4638 and 4643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4638 and 4643.

How to find the GCF of 4638 and 4643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4638 and 4643. After we will calculate the factors of 4638 and 4643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4643

Prime factors of 4643 are 4643. Prime factorization of 4643 in exponential form is:

4643 = 4643¹

Step-3: Factors of 4638

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4643

List of positive integer factors of 4643 that divides 4638 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4638 and 4643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4638 and 4643 is 1.

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