What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48236 and 48253?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48236 and 48253 is 1.

GCF(48236,48253) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48236 and 48253, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48236 and 48253.

How to find the GCF of 48236 and 48253?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48236 and 48253. After we will calculate the factors of 48236 and 48253 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48236

Prime factors of 48236 are 2, 31, 389. Prime factorization of 48236 in exponential form is:

48236 = 2² × 31¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48253

Prime factors of 48253 are 73, 661. Prime factorization of 48253 in exponential form is:

48253 = 73¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 48236

List of positive integer factors of 48236 that divides 48236 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 389, 778, 1556, 12059, 24118

Step-4: Factors of 48253

List of positive integer factors of 48253 that divides 48236 without a remainder.

1, 73, 661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48236 and 48253. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48236 and 48253 is 1.

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