What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4701 and 4716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4701 and 4716 is 3.

GCF(4701,4716) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4701 and 4716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4701 and 4716.

How to find the GCF of 4701 and 4716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4701 and 4716. After we will calculate the factors of 4701 and 4716 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4701

Prime factors of 4701 are 3, 1567. Prime factorization of 4701 in exponential form is:

4701 = 3¹ × 1567¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4716

Prime factors of 4716 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 4716 in exponential form is:

4716 = 2² × 3² × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 4701

List of positive integer factors of 4701 that divides 4701 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1567

Step-4: Factors of 4716

List of positive integer factors of 4716 that divides 4701 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1179, 1572, 2358

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4701 and 4716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4701 and 4716 is 3.

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