What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4936 and 4946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4936 and 4946 is 2.

GCF(4936,4946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4936 and 4946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4936 and 4946.

How to find the GCF of 4936 and 4946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4936 and 4946. After we will calculate the factors of 4936 and 4946 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 4946

Prime factors of 4946 are 2, 2473. Prime factorization of 4946 in exponential form is:

4946 = 2¹ × 2473¹

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 4946

List of positive integer factors of 4946 that divides 4936 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2473

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4936 and 4946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4936 and 4946 is 2.

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