What is the Greatest Common Factor of 472 and 492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 472 and 492 is 4.

GCF(472,492) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 472 and 492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 472 and 492.

How to find the GCF of 472 and 492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 472 and 492. After we will calculate the factors of 472 and 492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 472

Prime factors of 472 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 472 in exponential form is:

472 = 2³ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 492

Prime factors of 492 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 492 in exponential form is:

492 = 2² × 3¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 472

List of positive integer factors of 472 that divides 472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236

Step-4: Factors of 492

List of positive integer factors of 492 that divides 472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 41, 82, 123, 164, 246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 472 and 492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 472 and 492 is 4.

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