What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4760 and 4779?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4760 and 4779 is 1.

GCF(4760,4779) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4760 and 4779, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4760 and 4779.

How to find the GCF of 4760 and 4779?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4760 and 4779. After we will calculate the factors of 4760 and 4779 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4760

Prime factors of 4760 are 2, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 4760 in exponential form is:

4760 = 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4779

Prime factors of 4779 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 4779 in exponential form is:

4779 = 3⁴ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 4760

List of positive integer factors of 4760 that divides 4760 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 20, 28, 34, 35, 40, 56, 68, 70, 85, 119, 136, 140, 170, 238, 280, 340, 476, 595, 680, 952, 1190, 2380

Step-4: Factors of 4779

List of positive integer factors of 4779 that divides 4760 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 59, 81, 177, 531, 1593

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4760 and 4779. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4760 and 4779 is 1.

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