What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4862 and 4868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4862 and 4868 is 2.

GCF(4862,4868) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4862 and 4868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4862 and 4868.

How to find the GCF of 4862 and 4868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4862 and 4868. After we will calculate the factors of 4862 and 4868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4862

Prime factors of 4862 are 2, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 4862 in exponential form is:

4862 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4868

Prime factors of 4868 are 2, 1217. Prime factorization of 4868 in exponential form is:

4868 = 2² × 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 4862

List of positive integer factors of 4862 that divides 4862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 34, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 442, 2431

Step-4: Factors of 4868

List of positive integer factors of 4868 that divides 4862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1217, 2434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4862 and 4868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4862 and 4868 is 2.

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