What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4738 and 4742?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4738 and 4742 is 2.

GCF(4738,4742) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4738 and 4742, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4738 and 4742.

How to find the GCF of 4738 and 4742?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4738 and 4742. After we will calculate the factors of 4738 and 4742 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4738

Prime factors of 4738 are 2, 23, 103. Prime factorization of 4738 in exponential form is:

4738 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4742

Prime factors of 4742 are 2, 2371. Prime factorization of 4742 in exponential form is:

4742 = 2¹ × 2371¹

Step-3: Factors of 4738

List of positive integer factors of 4738 that divides 4738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 103, 206, 2369

Step-4: Factors of 4742

List of positive integer factors of 4742 that divides 4738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2371

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4738 and 4742. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4738 and 4742 is 2.

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