What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2482 and 2494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2482 and 2494 is 2.

GCF(2482,2494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2482 and 2494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2482 and 2494.

How to find the GCF of 2482 and 2494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2482 and 2494. After we will calculate the factors of 2482 and 2494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2482

Prime factors of 2482 are 2, 17, 73. Prime factorization of 2482 in exponential form is:

2482 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2494

Prime factors of 2494 are 2, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 2494 in exponential form is:

2494 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 2482

List of positive integer factors of 2482 that divides 2482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 73, 146, 1241

Step-4: Factors of 2494

List of positive integer factors of 2494 that divides 2482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 43, 58, 86, 1247

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2482 and 2494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2482 and 2494 is 2.

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