What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4721 and 4737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4721 and 4737 is 1.

GCF(4721,4737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4721 and 4737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4721 and 4737.

How to find the GCF of 4721 and 4737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4721 and 4737. After we will calculate the factors of 4721 and 4737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4721

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

4721 = 4721¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4737

Prime factors of 4737 are 3, 1579. Prime factorization of 4737 in exponential form is:

4737 = 3¹ × 1579¹

Step-3: Factors of 4721

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

Step-4: Factors of 4737

List of positive integer factors of 4737 that divides 4721 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1579

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4721 and 4737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4721 and 4737 is 1.

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