What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4372 and 4378?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4372 and 4378 is 2.

GCF(4372,4378) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4372 and 4378, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4372 and 4378.

How to find the GCF of 4372 and 4378?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4372 and 4378. After we will calculate the factors of 4372 and 4378 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4372

Prime factors of 4372 are 2, 1093. Prime factorization of 4372 in exponential form is:

4372 = 2² × 1093¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4378

Prime factors of 4378 are 2, 11, 199. Prime factorization of 4378 in exponential form is:

4378 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 4372

List of positive integer factors of 4372 that divides 4372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1093, 2186

Step-4: Factors of 4378

List of positive integer factors of 4378 that divides 4372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 199, 398, 2189

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4372 and 4378. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4372 and 4378 is 2.

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