What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4490 and 4506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4490 and 4506 is 2.

GCF(4490,4506) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4490 and 4506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4490 and 4506.

How to find the GCF of 4490 and 4506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4490 and 4506. After we will calculate the factors of 4490 and 4506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4490

Prime factors of 4490 are 2, 5, 449. Prime factorization of 4490 in exponential form is:

4490 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4506

Prime factors of 4506 are 2, 3, 751. Prime factorization of 4506 in exponential form is:

4506 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 751¹

Step-3: Factors of 4490

List of positive integer factors of 4490 that divides 4490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 449, 898, 2245

Step-4: Factors of 4506

List of positive integer factors of 4506 that divides 4490 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 751, 1502, 2253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4490 and 4506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4490 and 4506 is 2.

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