What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4716 and 4720?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4716 and 4720 is 4.

GCF(4716,4720) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4716 and 4720, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4716 and 4720.

How to find the GCF of 4716 and 4720?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4716 and 4720. After we will calculate the factors of 4716 and 4720 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4720

Prime factors of 4720 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 4720 in exponential form is:

4720 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 4716

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4720

List of positive integer factors of 4720 that divides 4716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 59, 80, 118, 236, 295, 472, 590, 944, 1180, 2360

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4716 and 4720. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4716 and 4720 is 4.

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