What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4860 and 4876?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4860 and 4876 is 4.

GCF(4860,4876) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4860 and 4876, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4860 and 4876.

How to find the GCF of 4860 and 4876?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4860 and 4876. After we will calculate the factors of 4860 and 4876 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4860

Prime factors of 4860 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 4860 in exponential form is:

4860 = 2² × 3⁵ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4876

Prime factors of 4876 are 2, 23, 53. Prime factorization of 4876 in exponential form is:

4876 = 2² × 23¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 4860

List of positive integer factors of 4860 that divides 4860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 27, 30, 36, 45, 54, 60, 81, 90, 108, 135, 162, 180, 243, 270, 324, 405, 486, 540, 810, 972, 1215, 1620, 2430

Step-4: Factors of 4876

List of positive integer factors of 4876 that divides 4860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 53, 92, 106, 212, 1219, 2438

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4860 and 4876. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4860 and 4876 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4860 and 4876