What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4855 and 4861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4855 and 4861 is 1.

GCF(4855,4861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4855 and 4861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4855 and 4861.

How to find the GCF of 4855 and 4861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4855 and 4861. After we will calculate the factors of 4855 and 4861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4855

Prime factors of 4855 are 5, 971. Prime factorization of 4855 in exponential form is:

4855 = 5¹ × 971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4861

Prime factors of 4861 are 4861. Prime factorization of 4861 in exponential form is:

4861 = 4861¹

Step-3: Factors of 4855

List of positive integer factors of 4855 that divides 4855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 971

Step-4: Factors of 4861

List of positive integer factors of 4861 that divides 4855 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4855 and 4861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4855 and 4861 is 1.

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