What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4740 and 4759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4740 and 4759 is 1.

GCF(4740,4759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4740 and 4759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4740 and 4759.

How to find the GCF of 4740 and 4759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4740 and 4759. After we will calculate the factors of 4740 and 4759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4740

Prime factors of 4740 are 2, 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 4740 in exponential form is:

4740 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4759

Prime factors of 4759 are 4759. Prime factorization of 4759 in exponential form is:

4759 = 4759¹

Step-3: Factors of 4740

List of positive integer factors of 4740 that divides 4740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 79, 158, 237, 316, 395, 474, 790, 948, 1185, 1580, 2370

Step-4: Factors of 4759

List of positive integer factors of 4759 that divides 4740 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4740 and 4759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4740 and 4759 is 1.

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