What is the Greatest Common Factor of 471 and 479?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 471 and 479 is 1.

GCF(471,479) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 471 and 479, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 471 and 479.

How to find the GCF of 471 and 479?

We will first find the prime factorization of 471 and 479. After we will calculate the factors of 471 and 479 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 471

Prime factors of 471 are 3, 157. Prime factorization of 471 in exponential form is:

471 = 3¹ × 157¹

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 471

List of positive integer factors of 471 that divides 471 without a remainder.

1, 3, 157

Step-4: Factors of 479

List of positive integer factors of 479 that divides 471 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 471 and 479. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 471 and 479 is 1.

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