What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4652 and 4656?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4652 and 4656 is 4.

GCF(4652,4656) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4652 and 4656, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4652 and 4656.

How to find the GCF of 4652 and 4656?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4652 and 4656. After we will calculate the factors of 4652 and 4656 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4652

Prime factors of 4652 are 2, 1163. Prime factorization of 4652 in exponential form is:

4652 = 2² × 1163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4656

Prime factors of 4656 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 4656 in exponential form is:

4656 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 4652

List of positive integer factors of 4652 that divides 4652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1163, 2326

Step-4: Factors of 4656

List of positive integer factors of 4656 that divides 4652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 97, 194, 291, 388, 582, 776, 1164, 1552, 2328

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4652 and 4656. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4652 and 4656 is 4.

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