What is the Greatest Common Factor of 473 and 481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 473 and 481 is 1.

GCF(473,481) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 473 and 481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 473 and 481.

How to find the GCF of 473 and 481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 473 and 481. After we will calculate the factors of 473 and 481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 473

Prime factors of 473 are 11, 43. Prime factorization of 473 in exponential form is:

473 = 11¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 481

Prime factors of 481 are 13, 37. Prime factorization of 481 in exponential form is:

481 = 13¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 473

List of positive integer factors of 473 that divides 473 without a remainder.

1, 11, 43

Step-4: Factors of 481

List of positive integer factors of 481 that divides 473 without a remainder.

1, 13, 37

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 473 and 481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 473 and 481 is 1.

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