What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4660 and 4678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4660 and 4678 is 2.

GCF(4660,4678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4660 and 4678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4660 and 4678.

How to find the GCF of 4660 and 4678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4660 and 4678. After we will calculate the factors of 4660 and 4678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4660

Prime factors of 4660 are 2, 5, 233. Prime factorization of 4660 in exponential form is:

4660 = 2² × 5¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4678

Prime factors of 4678 are 2, 2339. Prime factorization of 4678 in exponential form is:

4678 = 2¹ × 2339¹

Step-3: Factors of 4660

List of positive integer factors of 4660 that divides 4660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 233, 466, 932, 1165, 2330

Step-4: Factors of 4678

List of positive integer factors of 4678 that divides 4660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4660 and 4678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4660 and 4678 is 2.

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