What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4642 and 4661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4642 and 4661 is 1.

GCF(4642,4661) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4642 and 4661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4642 and 4661.

How to find the GCF of 4642 and 4661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4642 and 4661. After we will calculate the factors of 4642 and 4661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4642

Prime factors of 4642 are 2, 11, 211. Prime factorization of 4642 in exponential form is:

4642 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4661

Prime factors of 4661 are 59, 79. Prime factorization of 4661 in exponential form is:

4661 = 59¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 4642

List of positive integer factors of 4642 that divides 4642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 211, 422, 2321

Step-4: Factors of 4661

List of positive integer factors of 4661 that divides 4642 without a remainder.

1, 59, 79

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4642 and 4661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4642 and 4661 is 1.

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