Greatest Common Factor of 4942 and 4948

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 4942, 4948 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4942 and 4948 is 2.

GCF(4942,4948) = 2

GCF of 4942 and 4948

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 4942 and 4948

GCF of 4942 and 4948 is 2

Prime Factorization of 4942


2 4942
7 2471
353 353
1

Prime factors of 4942 are 2,7,353. Prime factorization of 4942 in exponential form is:

4942 = 21×71×3531

Prime Factorization of 4948


2 4948
2 2474
1237 1237
1

Prime factors of 4948 are 2,1237. Prime factorization of 4948 in exponential form is:

4948 = 22×12371

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 4942 and 4948 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 4942 and 4948 by matching factors method

Factors of 4942

List of positive integer factors of 4942 that divides 4942 without a remainder.

1,2,7,14,353,706,2471,4942

Factors of 4948

List of positive integer factors of 4948 that divides 4948 without a remainder.

1,2,4,1237,2474,4948

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4942 and 4948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4942 and 4948 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4942 and 4948

Properties of GCF 4942 and 4948

(i) The GCF of 4942 and 4948 is associative

GCF of 4942 and 4948 = GCF of 4948 and 4942

Related Greatest Common Factor of 4942

Related Greatest Common Factor of 4948

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 4942 and 4948

1. What is the GCF of 4942 and 4948?

Answer: GCF of 4942 and 4948 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 4942?

Answer: Factors of 4942 are 1, 2, 7, 14, 353, 706, 2471, 4942. There are 8 integers that are factors of 4942. The greatest factor of 4942 is 4942.

3. What are the Factors of 4948?

Answer: Factors of 4948 are 1, 2, 4, 1237, 2474, 4948. There are 6 integers that are factors of 4948. The greatest factor of 4948 is 4948.

4. How to Find the GCF of 4942 and 4948?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 4942 and 4948 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 4942

4942 = 2 x 7 x 353

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 4948

4948 = 2 x 2 x 1237

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 4942 and 4948 is 2