What is the Greatest Common Factor of 476 and 487?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 476 and 487 is 1.

GCF(476,487) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 476 and 487, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 476 and 487.

How to find the GCF of 476 and 487?

We will first find the prime factorization of 476 and 487. After we will calculate the factors of 476 and 487 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 476

Prime factors of 476 are 2, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 476 in exponential form is:

476 = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 487

Prime factors of 487 are 487. Prime factorization of 487 in exponential form is:

487 = 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 476

List of positive integer factors of 476 that divides 476 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 68, 119, 238

Step-4: Factors of 487

List of positive integer factors of 487 that divides 476 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 476 and 487. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 476 and 487 is 1.

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