What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4716 and 4721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4716 and 4721 is 1.

GCF(4716,4721) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4716 and 4721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4716 and 4721.

How to find the GCF of 4716 and 4721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4716 and 4721. After we will calculate the factors of 4716 and 4721 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 4721

Prime factors of 4721 are 4721. Prime factorization of 4721 in exponential form is:

4721 = 4721¹

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 4721

List of positive integer factors of 4721 that divides 4716 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4716 and 4721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4716 and 4721 is 1.

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