What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4852 and 4870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4852 and 4870 is 2.

GCF(4852,4870) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4852 and 4870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4852 and 4870.

How to find the GCF of 4852 and 4870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4852 and 4870. After we will calculate the factors of 4852 and 4870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4852

Prime factors of 4852 are 2, 1213. Prime factorization of 4852 in exponential form is:

4852 = 2² × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4870

Prime factors of 4870 are 2, 5, 487. Prime factorization of 4870 in exponential form is:

4870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 4852

List of positive integer factors of 4852 that divides 4852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1213, 2426

Step-4: Factors of 4870

List of positive integer factors of 4870 that divides 4852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 487, 974, 2435

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4852 and 4870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4852 and 4870 is 2.

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