What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10490 and 10498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10490 and 10498 is 2.

GCF(10490,10498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10490 and 10498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10490 and 10498.

How to find the GCF of 10490 and 10498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10490 and 10498. After we will calculate the factors of 10490 and 10498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10490

Prime factors of 10490 are 2, 5, 1049. Prime factorization of 10490 in exponential form is:

10490 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10498

Prime factors of 10498 are 2, 29, 181. Prime factorization of 10498 in exponential form is:

10498 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 10490

List of positive integer factors of 10490 that divides 10490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 1049, 2098, 5245

Step-4: Factors of 10498

List of positive integer factors of 10498 that divides 10490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 181, 362, 5249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10490 and 10498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10490 and 10498 is 2.

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