What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4956 and 4969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4956 and 4969 is 1.

GCF(4956,4969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4956 and 4969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4956 and 4969.

How to find the GCF of 4956 and 4969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4956 and 4969. After we will calculate the factors of 4956 and 4969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4956

Prime factors of 4956 are 2, 3, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 4956 in exponential form is:

4956 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4969

Prime factors of 4969 are 4969. Prime factorization of 4969 in exponential form is:

4969 = 4969¹

Step-3: Factors of 4956

List of positive integer factors of 4956 that divides 4956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 59, 84, 118, 177, 236, 354, 413, 708, 826, 1239, 1652, 2478

Step-4: Factors of 4969

List of positive integer factors of 4969 that divides 4956 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4956 and 4969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4956 and 4969 is 1.

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