What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4768 and 4772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4768 and 4772 is 4.

GCF(4768,4772) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4768 and 4772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4768 and 4772.

How to find the GCF of 4768 and 4772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4768 and 4772. After we will calculate the factors of 4768 and 4772 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4768

Prime factors of 4768 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 4768 in exponential form is:

4768 = 2⁵ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4772

Prime factors of 4772 are 2, 1193. Prime factorization of 4772 in exponential form is:

4772 = 2² × 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 4768

List of positive integer factors of 4768 that divides 4768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 149, 298, 596, 1192, 2384

Step-4: Factors of 4772

List of positive integer factors of 4772 that divides 4768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1193, 2386

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4768 and 4772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4768 and 4772 is 4.

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