What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4898 and 4916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4898 and 4916 is 2.

GCF(4898,4916) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4898 and 4916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4898 and 4916.

How to find the GCF of 4898 and 4916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4898 and 4916. After we will calculate the factors of 4898 and 4916 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4898

Prime factors of 4898 are 2, 31, 79. Prime factorization of 4898 in exponential form is:

4898 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4916

Prime factors of 4916 are 2, 1229. Prime factorization of 4916 in exponential form is:

4916 = 2² × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 4898

List of positive integer factors of 4898 that divides 4898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 79, 158, 2449

Step-4: Factors of 4916

List of positive integer factors of 4916 that divides 4898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1229, 2458

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4898 and 4916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4898 and 4916 is 2.

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