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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4742 and 4762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4742 and 4762 is 2.

GCF(4742,4762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4742 and 4762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4742 and 4762.

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How to find the GCF of 4742 and 4762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4742 and 4762. After we will calculate the factors of 4742 and 4762 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 4762

Prime factors of 4762 are 2, 2381. Prime factorization of 4762 in exponential form is:

4762 = 21 × 23811

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 4762

List of positive integer factors of 4762 that divides 4742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4742 and 4762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4742 and 4762 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4742 and 4762