What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4741 and 4746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4741 and 4746 is 1.

GCF(4741,4746) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4741 and 4746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4741 and 4746.

How to find the GCF of 4741 and 4746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4741 and 4746. After we will calculate the factors of 4741 and 4746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4741

Prime factors of 4741 are 11, 431. Prime factorization of 4741 in exponential form is:

4741 = 11¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4746

Prime factors of 4746 are 2, 3, 7, 113. Prime factorization of 4746 in exponential form is:

4746 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 4741

List of positive integer factors of 4741 that divides 4741 without a remainder.

1, 11, 431

Step-4: Factors of 4746

List of positive integer factors of 4746 that divides 4741 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 113, 226, 339, 678, 791, 1582, 2373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4741 and 4746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4741 and 4746 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4741 and 4746