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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4990 and 5002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4990 and 5002 is 2.

GCF(4990,5002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4990 and 5002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4990 and 5002.

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How to find the GCF of 4990 and 5002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4990 and 5002. After we will calculate the factors of 4990 and 5002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4990

Prime factors of 4990 are 2, 5, 499. Prime factorization of 4990 in exponential form is:

4990 = 21 × 51 × 4991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5002

Prime factors of 5002 are 2, 41, 61. Prime factorization of 5002 in exponential form is:

5002 = 21 × 411 × 611

Step-3: Factors of 4990

List of positive integer factors of 4990 that divides 4990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 499, 998, 2495

Step-4: Factors of 5002

List of positive integer factors of 5002 that divides 4990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 61, 82, 122, 2501

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4990 and 5002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4990 and 5002 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4990 and 5002