What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4791 and 4806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4791 and 4806 is 3.

GCF(4791,4806) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4791 and 4806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4791 and 4806.

How to find the GCF of 4791 and 4806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4791 and 4806. After we will calculate the factors of 4791 and 4806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4791

Prime factors of 4791 are 3, 1597. Prime factorization of 4791 in exponential form is:

4791 = 3¹ × 1597¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4806

Prime factors of 4806 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 4806 in exponential form is:

4806 = 2¹ × 3³ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 4791

List of positive integer factors of 4791 that divides 4791 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1597

Step-4: Factors of 4806

List of positive integer factors of 4806 that divides 4791 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 89, 178, 267, 534, 801, 1602, 2403

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4791 and 4806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4791 and 4806 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4791 and 4806