What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10492 and 10498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10492 and 10498 is 2.

GCF(10492,10498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10492 and 10498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10492 and 10498.

How to find the GCF of 10492 and 10498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10492 and 10498. After we will calculate the factors of 10492 and 10498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10492

Prime factors of 10492 are 2, 43, 61. Prime factorization of 10492 in exponential form is:

10492 = 2² × 43¹ × 61¹

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 10492

List of positive integer factors of 10492 that divides 10492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 61, 86, 122, 172, 244, 2623, 5246

Step-4: Factors of 10498

List of positive integer factors of 10498 that divides 10492 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10492 and 10498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10492 and 10498 is 2.

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