What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4954 and 4968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4954 and 4968 is 2.

GCF(4954,4968) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4954 and 4968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4954 and 4968.

How to find the GCF of 4954 and 4968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4954 and 4968. After we will calculate the factors of 4954 and 4968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4954

Prime factors of 4954 are 2, 2477. Prime factorization of 4954 in exponential form is:

4954 = 2¹ × 2477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4968

Prime factors of 4968 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 4968 in exponential form is:

4968 = 2³ × 3³ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 4954

List of positive integer factors of 4954 that divides 4954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2477

Step-4: Factors of 4968

List of positive integer factors of 4968 that divides 4954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 23, 24, 27, 36, 46, 54, 69, 72, 92, 108, 138, 184, 207, 216, 276, 414, 552, 621, 828, 1242, 1656, 2484

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4954 and 4968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4954 and 4968 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4954 and 4968