What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4988 and 4996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4988 and 4996 is 4.

GCF(4988,4996) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4988 and 4996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4988 and 4996.

How to find the GCF of 4988 and 4996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4988 and 4996. After we will calculate the factors of 4988 and 4996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4988

Prime factors of 4988 are 2, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 4988 in exponential form is:

4988 = 2² × 29¹ × 43¹

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 4988

List of positive integer factors of 4988 that divides 4988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 43, 58, 86, 116, 172, 1247, 2494

Step-4: Factors of 4996

List of positive integer factors of 4996 that divides 4988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1249, 2498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4988 and 4996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4988 and 4996 is 4.

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