What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4311 and 4317?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4311 and 4317 is 3.

GCF(4311,4317) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4311 and 4317, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4311 and 4317.

How to find the GCF of 4311 and 4317?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4311 and 4317. After we will calculate the factors of 4311 and 4317 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4311

Prime factors of 4311 are 3, 479. Prime factorization of 4311 in exponential form is:

4311 = 3² × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4317

Prime factors of 4317 are 3, 1439. Prime factorization of 4317 in exponential form is:

4317 = 3¹ × 1439¹

Step-3: Factors of 4311

List of positive integer factors of 4311 that divides 4311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 479, 1437

Step-4: Factors of 4317

List of positive integer factors of 4317 that divides 4311 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1439

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4311 and 4317. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4311 and 4317 is 3.

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