What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48278 and 48289?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48278 and 48289 is 1.

GCF(48278,48289) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48278 and 48289, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48278 and 48289.

How to find the GCF of 48278 and 48289?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48278 and 48289. After we will calculate the factors of 48278 and 48289 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48278

Prime factors of 48278 are 2, 101, 239. Prime factorization of 48278 in exponential form is:

48278 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48289

Prime factors of 48289 are 43, 1123. Prime factorization of 48289 in exponential form is:

48289 = 43¹ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 48278

List of positive integer factors of 48278 that divides 48278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 202, 239, 478, 24139

Step-4: Factors of 48289

List of positive integer factors of 48289 that divides 48278 without a remainder.

1, 43, 1123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48278 and 48289. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48278 and 48289 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 48278 and 48289