What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4966 and 4982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4966 and 4982 is 2.

GCF(4966,4982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4966 and 4982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4966 and 4982.

How to find the GCF of 4966 and 4982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4966 and 4982. After we will calculate the factors of 4966 and 4982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4966

Prime factors of 4966 are 2, 13, 191. Prime factorization of 4966 in exponential form is:

4966 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4982

Prime factors of 4982 are 2, 47, 53. Prime factorization of 4982 in exponential form is:

4982 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 4966

List of positive integer factors of 4966 that divides 4966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 191, 382, 2483

Step-4: Factors of 4982

List of positive integer factors of 4982 that divides 4966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 53, 94, 106, 2491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4966 and 4982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4966 and 4982 is 2.

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