What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4742 and 4748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4742 and 4748 is 2.

GCF(4742,4748) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4742 and 4748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4742 and 4748.

How to find the GCF of 4742 and 4748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4742 and 4748. After we will calculate the factors of 4742 and 4748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4742

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

4742 = 2¹ × 2371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4748

Prime factors of 4748 are 2, 1187. Prime factorization of 4748 in exponential form is:

4748 = 2² × 1187¹

Step-3: Factors of 4742

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

1, 2, 2371

Step-4: Factors of 4748

List of positive integer factors of 4748 that divides 4742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1187, 2374

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4742 and 4748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4742 and 4748 is 2.

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