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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4936 and 4940?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4936 and 4940 is 4.

GCF(4936,4940) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4936 and 4940, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4936 and 4940.

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How to find the GCF of 4936 and 4940?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4936 and 4940. After we will calculate the factors of 4936 and 4940 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4936

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

4936 = 23 × 6171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4940

Prime factors of 4940 are 2, 5, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 4940 in exponential form is:

4940 = 22 × 51 × 131 × 191

Step-3: Factors of 4936

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4940

List of positive integer factors of 4940 that divides 4936 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 19, 20, 26, 38, 52, 65, 76, 95, 130, 190, 247, 260, 380, 494, 988, 1235, 2470

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4936 and 4940. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4936 and 4940 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4936 and 4940