What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4696 and 4702?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4696 and 4702 is 2.

GCF(4696,4702) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4696 and 4702, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4696 and 4702.

How to find the GCF of 4696 and 4702?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4696 and 4702. After we will calculate the factors of 4696 and 4702 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4696

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

4696 = 2³ × 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4702

Prime factors of 4702 are 2, 2351. Prime factorization of 4702 in exponential form is:

4702 = 2¹ × 2351¹

Step-3: Factors of 4696

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4702

List of positive integer factors of 4702 that divides 4696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2351

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4696 and 4702. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4696 and 4702 is 2.

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