What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2480 and 2497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2480 and 2497 is 1.

GCF(2480,2497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2480 and 2497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2480 and 2497.

How to find the GCF of 2480 and 2497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2480 and 2497. After we will calculate the factors of 2480 and 2497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2480

Prime factors of 2480 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 2480 in exponential form is:

2480 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2497

Prime factors of 2497 are 11, 227. Prime factorization of 2497 in exponential form is:

2497 = 11¹ × 227¹

Step-3: Factors of 2480

List of positive integer factors of 2480 that divides 2480 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 31, 40, 62, 80, 124, 155, 248, 310, 496, 620, 1240

Step-4: Factors of 2497

List of positive integer factors of 2497 that divides 2480 without a remainder.

1, 11, 227

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2480 and 2497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2480 and 2497 is 1.

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