Greatest Common Factor of 494 and 502

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 494, 502 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 494 and 502 is 2.

GCF(494,502) = 2

GCF of 494 and 502

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 494 and 502

GCF of 494 and 502 is 2

Prime Factorization of 494


2 494
13 247
19 19
1

Prime factors of 494 are 2,13,19. Prime factorization of 494 in exponential form is:

494 = 21×131×191

Prime Factorization of 502


2 502
251 251
1

Prime factors of 502 are 2,251. Prime factorization of 502 in exponential form is:

502 = 21×2511

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 494 and 502 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 494 and 502 by matching factors method

Factors of 494

List of positive integer factors of 494 that divides 494 without a remainder.

1,2,13,19,26,38,247,494

Factors of 502

List of positive integer factors of 502 that divides 502 without a remainder.

1,2,251,502

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 494 and 502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 494 and 502 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 494 and 502

Properties of GCF 494 and 502

(i) The GCF of 494 and 502 is associative

GCF of 494 and 502 = GCF of 502 and 494

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 494 and 502

1. What is the GCF of 494 and 502?

Answer: GCF of 494 and 502 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 494?

Answer: Factors of 494 are 1, 2, 13, 19, 26, 38, 247, 494. There are 8 integers that are factors of 494. The greatest factor of 494 is 494.

3. What are the Factors of 502?

Answer: Factors of 502 are 1, 2, 251, 502. There are 4 integers that are factors of 502. The greatest factor of 502 is 502.

4. How to Find the GCF of 494 and 502?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 494 and 502 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 494

494 = 2 x 13 x 19

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 502

502 = 2 x 251

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 494 and 502 is 2