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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 482 and 494?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 482 and 494 is 2.

GCF(482,494) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 482 and 494, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 482 and 494.

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How to find the GCF of 482 and 494?

We will first find the prime factorization of 482 and 494. After we will calculate the factors of 482 and 494 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 482

Prime factors of 482 are 2, 241. Prime factorization of 482 in exponential form is:

482 = 21 × 2411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 494

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

494 = 21 × 131 × 191

Step-3: Factors of 482

List of positive integer factors of 482 that divides 482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 241

Step-4: Factors of 494

List of positive integer factors of 494 that divides 482 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 482 and 494. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 482 and 494 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 482 and 494