What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4724 and 4729?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4724 and 4729 is 1.

GCF(4724,4729) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4724 and 4729, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4724 and 4729.

How to find the GCF of 4724 and 4729?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4724 and 4729. After we will calculate the factors of 4724 and 4729 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4724

Prime factors of 4724 are 2, 1181. Prime factorization of 4724 in exponential form is:

4724 = 2² × 1181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4729

Prime factors of 4729 are 4729. Prime factorization of 4729 in exponential form is:

4729 = 4729¹

Step-3: Factors of 4724

List of positive integer factors of 4724 that divides 4724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1181, 2362

Step-4: Factors of 4729

List of positive integer factors of 4729 that divides 4724 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4724 and 4729. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4724 and 4729 is 1.

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