What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4728 and 4743?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4728 and 4743 is 3.

GCF(4728,4743) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4728 and 4743, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4728 and 4743.

How to find the GCF of 4728 and 4743?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4728 and 4743. After we will calculate the factors of 4728 and 4743 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4728

Prime factors of 4728 are 2, 3, 197. Prime factorization of 4728 in exponential form is:

4728 = 2³ × 3¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4743

Prime factors of 4743 are 3, 17, 31. Prime factorization of 4743 in exponential form is:

4743 = 3² × 17¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 4728

List of positive integer factors of 4728 that divides 4728 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 197, 394, 591, 788, 1182, 1576, 2364

Step-4: Factors of 4743

List of positive integer factors of 4743 that divides 4728 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 31, 51, 93, 153, 279, 527, 1581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4728 and 4743. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4728 and 4743 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4728 and 4743