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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4850 and 4862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4850 and 4862 is 2.

GCF(4850,4862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4850 and 4862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4850 and 4862.

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How to find the GCF of 4850 and 4862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4850 and 4862. After we will calculate the factors of 4850 and 4862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4850

Prime factors of 4850 are 2, 5, 97. Prime factorization of 4850 in exponential form is:

4850 = 21 × 52 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4862

Prime factors of 4862 are 2, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 4862 in exponential form is:

4862 = 21 × 111 × 131 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 4850

List of positive integer factors of 4850 that divides 4850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 97, 194, 485, 970, 2425

Step-4: Factors of 4862

List of positive integer factors of 4862 that divides 4850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 34, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 442, 2431

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4850 and 4862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4850 and 4862 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4850 and 4862