Greatest Common Factor of 4948 and 4956

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 4948, 4956 i.e. 4 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4948 and 4956 is 4.

GCF(4948,4956) = 4

GCF of 4948 and 4956

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 4948 and 4956

GCF of 4948 and 4956 is 4

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

Prime Factorization of 4956


2 4956
2 2478
3 1239
7 413
59 59
1

Prime factors of 4956 are 2,3,7,59. Prime factorization of 4956 in exponential form is:

4956 = 22×31×71×591

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 4948 and 4956 is 4

Greatest Common Factor of 4948 and 4956 by matching factors method

Factors of 4948

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

1,2,4,1237,2474,4948

Factors of 4956

List of positive integer factors of 4956 that divides 4956 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,12,14,21,28,42,59,84,118,177,236,354,413,708,826,1239,1652,2478,4956

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4948 and 4956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4948 and 4956 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4948 and 4956

Properties of GCF 4948 and 4956

(i) The GCF of 4948 and 4956 is associative

GCF of 4948 and 4956 = GCF of 4956 and 4948

Related Greatest Common Factor of 4948

Related Greatest Common Factor of 4956

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 4948 and 4956

1. What is the GCF of 4948 and 4956?

Answer: GCF of 4948 and 4956 is 4.

2. 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.

3. What are the Factors of 4956?

Answer: Factors of 4956 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 59, 84, 118, 177, 236, 354, 413, 708, 826, 1239, 1652, 2478, 4956. There are 24 integers that are factors of 4956. The greatest factor of 4956 is 4956.

4. How to Find the GCF of 4948 and 4956?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 4948 and 4956 = 4

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 4948

4948 = 2 x 2 x 1237

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 4956

4956 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 59

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

GCF = 2 x 2 = 4

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 4948 and 4956 is 4