What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4924 and 4938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4924 and 4938 is 2.

GCF(4924,4938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4924 and 4938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4924 and 4938.

How to find the GCF of 4924 and 4938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4924 and 4938. After we will calculate the factors of 4924 and 4938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4924

Prime factors of 4924 are 2, 1231. Prime factorization of 4924 in exponential form is:

4924 = 2² × 1231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4938

Prime factors of 4938 are 2, 3, 823. Prime factorization of 4938 in exponential form is:

4938 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 823¹

Step-3: Factors of 4924

List of positive integer factors of 4924 that divides 4924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1231, 2462

Step-4: Factors of 4938

List of positive integer factors of 4938 that divides 4924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 823, 1646, 2469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4924 and 4938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4924 and 4938 is 2.

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