What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4986 and 4996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4986 and 4996 is 2.

GCF(4986,4996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4986 and 4996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4986 and 4996.

How to find the GCF of 4986 and 4996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4986 and 4996. After we will calculate the factors of 4986 and 4996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4986

Prime factors of 4986 are 2, 3, 277. Prime factorization of 4986 in exponential form is:

4986 = 2¹ × 3² × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4996

Prime factors of 4996 are 2, 1249. Prime factorization of 4996 in exponential form is:

4996 = 2² × 1249¹

Step-3: Factors of 4986

List of positive integer factors of 4986 that divides 4986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 277, 554, 831, 1662, 2493

Step-4: Factors of 4996

List of positive integer factors of 4996 that divides 4986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1249, 2498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4986 and 4996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4986 and 4996 is 2.

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