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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 485 and 501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 485 and 501 is 1.

GCF(485,501) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 485 and 501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 485 and 501.

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How to find the GCF of 485 and 501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 485 and 501. After we will calculate the factors of 485 and 501 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 501

Prime factors of 501 are 3, 167. Prime factorization of 501 in exponential form is:

501 = 31 × 1671

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 501

List of positive integer factors of 501 that divides 485 without a remainder.

1, 3, 167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 485 and 501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 485 and 501 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 485 and 501