What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4520 and 4526?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4520 and 4526 is 2.

GCF(4520,4526) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4520 and 4526, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4520 and 4526.

How to find the GCF of 4520 and 4526?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4520 and 4526. After we will calculate the factors of 4520 and 4526 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4520

Prime factors of 4520 are 2, 5, 113. Prime factorization of 4520 in exponential form is:

4520 = 2³ × 5¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4526

Prime factors of 4526 are 2, 31, 73. Prime factorization of 4526 in exponential form is:

4526 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 4520

List of positive integer factors of 4520 that divides 4520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 113, 226, 452, 565, 904, 1130, 2260

Step-4: Factors of 4526

List of positive integer factors of 4526 that divides 4520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 73, 146, 2263

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4520 and 4526. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4520 and 4526 is 2.

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