What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48240 and 48259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48240 and 48259 is 1.

GCF(48240,48259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48240 and 48259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48240 and 48259.

How to find the GCF of 48240 and 48259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48240 and 48259. After we will calculate the factors of 48240 and 48259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48240

Prime factors of 48240 are 2, 3, 5, 67. Prime factorization of 48240 in exponential form is:

48240 = 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48259

Prime factors of 48259 are 48259. Prime factorization of 48259 in exponential form is:

48259 = 48259¹

Step-3: Factors of 48240

List of positive integer factors of 48240 that divides 48240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 48, 60, 67, 72, 80, 90, 120, 134, 144, 180, 201, 240, 268, 335, 360, 402, 536, 603, 670, 720, 804, 1005, 1072, 1206, 1340, 1608, 2010, 2412, 2680, 3015, 3216, 4020, 4824, 5360, 6030, 8040, 9648, 12060, 16080, 24120

Step-4: Factors of 48259

List of positive integer factors of 48259 that divides 48240 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48240 and 48259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48240 and 48259 is 1.

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