What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4862 and 4882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4862 and 4882 is 2.

GCF(4862,4882) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4862 and 4882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4862 and 4882.

How to find the GCF of 4862 and 4882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4862 and 4882. After we will calculate the factors of 4862 and 4882 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 4882

Prime factors of 4882 are 2, 2441. Prime factorization of 4882 in exponential form is:

4882 = 2¹ × 2441¹

Step-3: Factors of 4862

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4882

List of positive integer factors of 4882 that divides 4862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4862 and 4882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4862 and 4882 is 2.

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