What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4932 and 4942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4932 and 4942 is 2.

GCF(4932,4942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4932 and 4942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4932 and 4942.

How to find the GCF of 4932 and 4942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4932 and 4942. After we will calculate the factors of 4932 and 4942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4932

Prime factors of 4932 are 2, 3, 137. Prime factorization of 4932 in exponential form is:

4932 = 2² × 3² × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4942

Prime factors of 4942 are 2, 7, 353. Prime factorization of 4942 in exponential form is:

4942 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 353¹

Step-3: Factors of 4932

List of positive integer factors of 4932 that divides 4932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 137, 274, 411, 548, 822, 1233, 1644, 2466

Step-4: Factors of 4942

List of positive integer factors of 4942 that divides 4932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 353, 706, 2471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4932 and 4942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4932 and 4942 is 2.

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