What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4682 and 4696?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4682 and 4696 is 2.

GCF(4682,4696) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4682 and 4696, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4682 and 4696.

How to find the GCF of 4682 and 4696?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4682 and 4696. After we will calculate the factors of 4682 and 4696 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4682

Prime factors of 4682 are 2, 2341. Prime factorization of 4682 in exponential form is:

4682 = 2¹ × 2341¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4696

Prime factors of 4696 are 2, 587. Prime factorization of 4696 in exponential form is:

4696 = 2³ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 4682

List of positive integer factors of 4682 that divides 4682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2341

Step-4: Factors of 4696

List of positive integer factors of 4696 that divides 4682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 587, 1174, 2348

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4682 and 4696. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4682 and 4696 is 2.

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