What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4744 and 4756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4744 and 4756 is 4.

GCF(4744,4756) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4744 and 4756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4744 and 4756.

How to find the GCF of 4744 and 4756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4744 and 4756. After we will calculate the factors of 4744 and 4756 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4744

Prime factors of 4744 are 2, 593. Prime factorization of 4744 in exponential form is:

4744 = 2³ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4756

Prime factors of 4756 are 2, 29, 41. Prime factorization of 4756 in exponential form is:

4756 = 2² × 29¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 4744

List of positive integer factors of 4744 that divides 4744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 593, 1186, 2372

Step-4: Factors of 4756

List of positive integer factors of 4756 that divides 4744 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 41, 58, 82, 116, 164, 1189, 2378

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4744 and 4756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4744 and 4756 is 4.

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