What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4842 and 4856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4842 and 4856 is 2.

GCF(4842,4856) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4842 and 4856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4842 and 4856.

How to find the GCF of 4842 and 4856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4842 and 4856. After we will calculate the factors of 4842 and 4856 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4842

Prime factors of 4842 are 2, 3, 269. Prime factorization of 4842 in exponential form is:

4842 = 2¹ × 3² × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4856

Prime factors of 4856 are 2, 607. Prime factorization of 4856 in exponential form is:

4856 = 2³ × 607¹

Step-3: Factors of 4842

List of positive integer factors of 4842 that divides 4842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 269, 538, 807, 1614, 2421

Step-4: Factors of 4856

List of positive integer factors of 4856 that divides 4842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 607, 1214, 2428

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4842 and 4856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4842 and 4856 is 2.

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