What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48159 and 48179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48159 and 48179 is 1.

GCF(48159,48179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48159 and 48179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48159 and 48179.

How to find the GCF of 48159 and 48179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48159 and 48179. After we will calculate the factors of 48159 and 48179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48159

Prime factors of 48159 are 3, 5351. Prime factorization of 48159 in exponential form is:

48159 = 3² × 5351¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48179

Prime factors of 48179 are 48179. Prime factorization of 48179 in exponential form is:

48179 = 48179¹

Step-3: Factors of 48159

List of positive integer factors of 48159 that divides 48159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 5351, 16053

Step-4: Factors of 48179

List of positive integer factors of 48179 that divides 48159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48159 and 48179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48159 and 48179 is 1.

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