What is the Greatest Common Factor of 473 and 482?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 473 and 482 is 1.

GCF(473,482) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 473 and 482, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 473 and 482.

How to find the GCF of 473 and 482?

We will first find the prime factorization of 473 and 482. After we will calculate the factors of 473 and 482 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 482

Prime factors of 482 are 2, 241. Prime factorization of 482 in exponential form is:

482 = 2¹ × 241¹

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 482

List of positive integer factors of 482 that divides 473 without a remainder.

1, 2, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 473 and 482. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 473 and 482 is 1.

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