What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4716 and 4726?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4716 and 4726 is 2.

GCF(4716,4726) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4716 and 4726, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4716 and 4726.

How to find the GCF of 4716 and 4726?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4716 and 4726. After we will calculate the factors of 4716 and 4726 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 4726

Prime factors of 4726 are 2, 17, 139. Prime factorization of 4726 in exponential form is:

4726 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 139¹

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 4726

List of positive integer factors of 4726 that divides 4716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 139, 278, 2363

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4716 and 4726. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4716 and 4726 is 2.

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