What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5492 and 5498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5492 and 5498 is 2.

GCF(5492,5498) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5492 and 5498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5492 and 5498.

How to find the GCF of 5492 and 5498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5492 and 5498. After we will calculate the factors of 5492 and 5498 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5492

Prime factors of 5492 are 2, 1373. Prime factorization of 5492 in exponential form is:

5492 = 2² × 1373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5498

Prime factors of 5498 are 2, 2749. Prime factorization of 5498 in exponential form is:

5498 = 2¹ × 2749¹

Step-3: Factors of 5492

List of positive integer factors of 5492 that divides 5492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1373, 2746

Step-4: Factors of 5498

List of positive integer factors of 5498 that divides 5492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2749

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5492 and 5498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5492 and 5498 is 2.

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