What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4736 and 4744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4736 and 4744 is 8.

GCF(4736,4744) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4736 and 4744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4736 and 4744.

How to find the GCF of 4736 and 4744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4736 and 4744. After we will calculate the factors of 4736 and 4744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4736

Prime factors of 4736 are 2, 37. Prime factorization of 4736 in exponential form is:

4736 = 2⁷ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4744

Prime factors of 4744 are 2, 593. Prime factorization of 4744 in exponential form is:

4744 = 2³ × 593¹

Step-3: Factors of 4736

List of positive integer factors of 4736 that divides 4736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 37, 64, 74, 128, 148, 296, 592, 1184, 2368

Step-4: Factors of 4744

List of positive integer factors of 4744 that divides 4736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 593, 1186, 2372

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4736 and 4744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4736 and 4744 is 8.

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