What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4372 and 4388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4372 and 4388 is 4.

GCF(4372,4388) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4372 and 4388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4372 and 4388.

How to find the GCF of 4372 and 4388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4372 and 4388. After we will calculate the factors of 4372 and 4388 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 4388

Prime factors of 4388 are 2, 1097. Prime factorization of 4388 in exponential form is:

4388 = 2² × 1097¹

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 4388

List of positive integer factors of 4388 that divides 4372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1097, 2194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4372 and 4388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4372 and 4388 is 4.

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