What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4930 and 4936?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4930 and 4936 is 2.

GCF(4930,4936) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4930 and 4936, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4930 and 4936.

How to find the GCF of 4930 and 4936?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4930 and 4936. After we will calculate the factors of 4930 and 4936 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4930

Prime factors of 4930 are 2, 5, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 4930 in exponential form is:

4930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4936

Prime factors of 4936 are 2, 617. Prime factorization of 4936 in exponential form is:

4936 = 2³ × 617¹

Step-3: Factors of 4930

List of positive integer factors of 4930 that divides 4930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 29, 34, 58, 85, 145, 170, 290, 493, 986, 2465

Step-4: Factors of 4936

List of positive integer factors of 4936 that divides 4930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 617, 1234, 2468

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4930 and 4936. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4930 and 4936 is 2.

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