What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4680 and 4686?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4680 and 4686 is 6.

GCF(4680,4686) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4680 and 4686, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4680 and 4686.

How to find the GCF of 4680 and 4686?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4680 and 4686. After we will calculate the factors of 4680 and 4686 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4680

Prime factors of 4680 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 4680 in exponential form is:

4680 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4686

Prime factors of 4686 are 2, 3, 11, 71. Prime factorization of 4686 in exponential form is:

4686 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 4680

List of positive integer factors of 4680 that divides 4680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 24, 26, 30, 36, 39, 40, 45, 52, 60, 65, 72, 78, 90, 104, 117, 120, 130, 156, 180, 195, 234, 260, 312, 360, 390, 468, 520, 585, 780, 936, 1170, 1560, 2340

Step-4: Factors of 4686

List of positive integer factors of 4686 that divides 4680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 71, 142, 213, 426, 781, 1562, 2343

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4680 and 4686. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4680 and 4686 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4680 and 4686