Greatest Common Factor of 498 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 498, 502 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 498 and 502 is 2.

GCF(498,502) = 2

GCF of 498 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 498 and 502

GCF of 498 and 502 is 2

Prime Factorization of 498


2 498
3 249
83 83
1

Prime factors of 498 are 2,3,83. Prime factorization of 498 in exponential form is:

498 = 21×31×831

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 498 and 502 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 498 and 502 by matching factors method

Factors of 498

List of positive integer factors of 498 that divides 498 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,83,166,249,498

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 498 and 502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 498 and 502 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 498 and 502

Properties of GCF 498 and 502

(i) The GCF of 498 and 502 is associative

GCF of 498 and 502 = GCF of 502 and 498

Related Greatest Common Factor of 498

Related Greatest Common Factor of 502

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 498 and 502

1. What is the GCF of 498 and 502?

Answer: GCF of 498 and 502 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 498?

Answer: Factors of 498 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 166, 249, 498. There are 8 integers that are factors of 498. The greatest factor of 498 is 498.

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 498 and 502?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 498 and 502 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 498

498 = 2 x 3 x 83

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 498 and 502 is 2