What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4280 and 4286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4280 and 4286 is 2.

GCF(4280,4286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4280 and 4286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4280 and 4286.

How to find the GCF of 4280 and 4286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4280 and 4286. After we will calculate the factors of 4280 and 4286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4280

Prime factors of 4280 are 2, 5, 107. Prime factorization of 4280 in exponential form is:

4280 = 2³ × 5¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4286

Prime factors of 4286 are 2, 2143. Prime factorization of 4286 in exponential form is:

4286 = 2¹ × 2143¹

Step-3: Factors of 4280

List of positive integer factors of 4280 that divides 4280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 107, 214, 428, 535, 856, 1070, 2140

Step-4: Factors of 4286

List of positive integer factors of 4286 that divides 4280 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4280 and 4286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4280 and 4286 is 2.

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