What is the Greatest Common Factor of 470 and 479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 470 and 479 is 1.

GCF(470,479) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 470 and 479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 470 and 479.

How to find the GCF of 470 and 479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 470 and 479. After we will calculate the factors of 470 and 479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 470

Prime factors of 470 are 2, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 470 in exponential form is:

470 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 479

Prime factors of 479 are 479. Prime factorization of 479 in exponential form is:

479 = 479¹

Step-3: Factors of 470

List of positive integer factors of 470 that divides 470 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 47, 94, 235

Step-4: Factors of 479

List of positive integer factors of 479 that divides 470 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 470 and 479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 470 and 479 is 1.

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