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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4956 and 4973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4956 and 4973 is 1.

GCF(4956,4973) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4956 and 4973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4956 and 4973.

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How to find the GCF of 4956 and 4973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4956 and 4973. After we will calculate the factors of 4956 and 4973 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 4973

Prime factors of 4973 are 4973. Prime factorization of 4973 in exponential form is:

4973 = 49731

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 4973

List of positive integer factors of 4973 that divides 4956 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4956 and 4973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4956 and 4973 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4956 and 4973