What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4659 and 4671?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4659 and 4671 is 3.

GCF(4659,4671) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4659 and 4671, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4659 and 4671.

How to find the GCF of 4659 and 4671?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4659 and 4671. After we will calculate the factors of 4659 and 4671 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4659

Prime factors of 4659 are 3, 1553. Prime factorization of 4659 in exponential form is:

4659 = 3¹ × 1553¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4671

Prime factors of 4671 are 3, 173. Prime factorization of 4671 in exponential form is:

4671 = 3³ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 4659

List of positive integer factors of 4659 that divides 4659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1553

Step-4: Factors of 4671

List of positive integer factors of 4671 that divides 4659 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 173, 519, 1557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4659 and 4671. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4659 and 4671 is 3.

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