What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4788 and 4796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4788 and 4796 is 4.

GCF(4788,4796) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4788 and 4796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4788 and 4796.

How to find the GCF of 4788 and 4796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4788 and 4796. After we will calculate the factors of 4788 and 4796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4788

Prime factors of 4788 are 2, 3, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 4788 in exponential form is:

4788 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4796

Prime factors of 4796 are 2, 11, 109. Prime factorization of 4796 in exponential form is:

4796 = 2² × 11¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 4788

List of positive integer factors of 4788 that divides 4788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 28, 36, 38, 42, 57, 63, 76, 84, 114, 126, 133, 171, 228, 252, 266, 342, 399, 532, 684, 798, 1197, 1596, 2394

Step-4: Factors of 4796

List of positive integer factors of 4796 that divides 4788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 109, 218, 436, 1199, 2398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4788 and 4796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4788 and 4796 is 4.

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