What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48261 and 48277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48261 and 48277 is 1.

GCF(48261,48277) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48261 and 48277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48261 and 48277.

How to find the GCF of 48261 and 48277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48261 and 48277. After we will calculate the factors of 48261 and 48277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48261

Prime factors of 48261 are 3, 16087. Prime factorization of 48261 in exponential form is:

48261 = 3¹ × 16087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48277

Prime factors of 48277 are 23, 2099. Prime factorization of 48277 in exponential form is:

48277 = 23¹ × 2099¹

Step-3: Factors of 48261

List of positive integer factors of 48261 that divides 48261 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16087

Step-4: Factors of 48277

List of positive integer factors of 48277 that divides 48261 without a remainder.

1, 23, 2099

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48261 and 48277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48261 and 48277 is 1.

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