What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48241 and 48259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48241 and 48259 is 1.

GCF(48241,48259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48241 and 48259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48241 and 48259.

How to find the GCF of 48241 and 48259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48241 and 48259. After we will calculate the factors of 48241 and 48259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48241

Prime factors of 48241 are 19, 2539. Prime factorization of 48241 in exponential form is:

48241 = 19¹ × 2539¹

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 48241

List of positive integer factors of 48241 that divides 48241 without a remainder.

1, 19, 2539

Step-4: Factors of 48259

List of positive integer factors of 48259 that divides 48241 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48241 and 48259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48241 and 48259 is 1.

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