What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48572 and 48579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48572 and 48579 is 1.

GCF(48572,48579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48572 and 48579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48572 and 48579.

How to find the GCF of 48572 and 48579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48572 and 48579. After we will calculate the factors of 48572 and 48579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48572

Prime factors of 48572 are 2, 12143. Prime factorization of 48572 in exponential form is:

48572 = 2² × 12143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48579

Prime factors of 48579 are 3, 16193. Prime factorization of 48579 in exponential form is:

48579 = 3¹ × 16193¹

Step-3: Factors of 48572

List of positive integer factors of 48572 that divides 48572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 12143, 24286

Step-4: Factors of 48579

List of positive integer factors of 48579 that divides 48572 without a remainder.

1, 3, 16193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48572 and 48579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48572 and 48579 is 1.

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