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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 481 and 491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 481 and 491 is 1.

GCF(481,491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 481 and 491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 481 and 491.

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How to find the GCF of 481 and 491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 481 and 491. After we will calculate the factors of 481 and 491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 481

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

481 = 131 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 491

Prime factors of 491 are 491. Prime factorization of 491 in exponential form is:

491 = 4911

Step-3: Factors of 481

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

1, 13, 37

Step-4: Factors of 491

List of positive integer factors of 491 that divides 481 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 481 and 491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 481 and 491 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 481 and 491