What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4742 and 4759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4742 and 4759 is 1.

GCF(4742,4759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4742 and 4759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4742 and 4759.

How to find the GCF of 4742 and 4759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4742 and 4759. After we will calculate the factors of 4742 and 4759 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 4759

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

4759 = 4759¹

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 4759

List of positive integer factors of 4759 that divides 4742 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4742 and 4759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4742 and 4759 is 1.

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