What is the Greatest Common Factor of 47990 and 48001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 47990 and 48001 is 1.

GCF(47990,48001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 47990 and 48001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 47990 and 48001.

How to find the GCF of 47990 and 48001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 47990 and 48001. After we will calculate the factors of 47990 and 48001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 47990

Prime factors of 47990 are 2, 5, 4799. Prime factorization of 47990 in exponential form is:

47990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4799¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48001

Prime factors of 48001 are 23, 2087. Prime factorization of 48001 in exponential form is:

48001 = 23¹ × 2087¹

Step-3: Factors of 47990

List of positive integer factors of 47990 that divides 47990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 4799, 9598, 23995

Step-4: Factors of 48001

List of positive integer factors of 48001 that divides 47990 without a remainder.

1, 23, 2087

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 47990 and 48001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 47990 and 48001 is 1.

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