What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1486 and 1492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1486 and 1492 is 2.

GCF(1486,1492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1486 and 1492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1486 and 1492.

How to find the GCF of 1486 and 1492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1486 and 1492. After we will calculate the factors of 1486 and 1492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1486

Prime factors of 1486 are 2, 743. Prime factorization of 1486 in exponential form is:

1486 = 2¹ × 743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1492

Prime factors of 1492 are 2, 373. Prime factorization of 1492 in exponential form is:

1492 = 2² × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 1486

List of positive integer factors of 1486 that divides 1486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 743

Step-4: Factors of 1492

List of positive integer factors of 1492 that divides 1486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 373, 746

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1486 and 1492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1486 and 1492 is 2.

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