What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1471 and 1486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1471 and 1486 is 1.

GCF(1471,1486) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1471 and 1486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1471 and 1486.

How to find the GCF of 1471 and 1486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1471 and 1486. After we will calculate the factors of 1471 and 1486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1471

Prime factors of 1471 are 1471. Prime factorization of 1471 in exponential form is:

1471 = 1471¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1486

Prime factors of 1486 are 2, 743. Prime factorization of 1486 in exponential form is:

1486 = 2¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 1471

List of positive integer factors of 1471 that divides 1471 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1486

List of positive integer factors of 1486 that divides 1471 without a remainder.

1, 2, 743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1471 and 1486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1471 and 1486 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1471 and 1486