What is the Greatest Common Factor of 479 and 486?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 479 and 486 is 1.

GCF(479,486) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 479 and 486, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 479 and 486.

How to find the GCF of 479 and 486?

We will first find the prime factorization of 479 and 486. After we will calculate the factors of 479 and 486 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 479

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

479 = 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 486

Prime factors of 486 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 486 in exponential form is:

486 = 2¹ × 3⁵

Step-3: Factors of 479

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

Step-4: Factors of 486

List of positive integer factors of 486 that divides 479 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 243

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 479 and 486. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 479 and 486 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 479 and 486