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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 485 and 491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 485 and 491 is 1.

GCF(485,491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 485 and 491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 485 and 491.

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How to find the GCF of 485 and 491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 485 and 491. After we will calculate the factors of 485 and 491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 485

Prime factors of 485 are 5, 97. Prime factorization of 485 in exponential form is:

485 = 51 × 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 491

Prime factors of 491 are 491. Prime factorization of 491 in exponential form is:

491 = 4911

Step-3: Factors of 485

List of positive integer factors of 485 that divides 485 without a remainder.

1, 5, 97

Step-4: Factors of 491

List of positive integer factors of 491 that divides 485 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 485 and 491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 485 and 491 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 485 and 491