What is the Greatest Common Factor of 485 and 503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 485 and 503 is 1.

GCF(485,503) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 485 and 503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 485 and 503.

How to find the GCF of 485 and 503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 485 and 503. After we will calculate the factors of 485 and 503 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 503

Prime factors of 503 are 503. Prime factorization of 503 in exponential form is:

503 = 503¹

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 503

List of positive integer factors of 503 that divides 485 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 485 and 503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 485 and 503 is 1.

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