What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2491 and 2501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2491 and 2501 is 1.

GCF(2491,2501) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2491 and 2501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2491 and 2501.

How to find the GCF of 2491 and 2501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2491 and 2501. After we will calculate the factors of 2491 and 2501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2491

Prime factors of 2491 are 47, 53. Prime factorization of 2491 in exponential form is:

2491 = 47¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2501

Prime factors of 2501 are 41, 61. Prime factorization of 2501 in exponential form is:

2501 = 41¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 2491

List of positive integer factors of 2491 that divides 2491 without a remainder.

1, 47, 53

Step-4: Factors of 2501

List of positive integer factors of 2501 that divides 2491 without a remainder.

1, 41, 61

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2491 and 2501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2491 and 2501 is 1.

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