What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48559 and 48563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48559 and 48563 is 1.

GCF(48559,48563) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48559 and 48563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48559 and 48563.

How to find the GCF of 48559 and 48563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48559 and 48563. After we will calculate the factors of 48559 and 48563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48559

Prime factors of 48559 are 7, 991. Prime factorization of 48559 in exponential form is:

48559 = 7² × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48563

Prime factors of 48563 are 48563. Prime factorization of 48563 in exponential form is:

48563 = 48563¹

Step-3: Factors of 48559

List of positive integer factors of 48559 that divides 48559 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 991, 6937

Step-4: Factors of 48563

List of positive integer factors of 48563 that divides 48559 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48559 and 48563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48559 and 48563 is 1.

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