What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4862 and 4871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4862 and 4871 is 1.

GCF(4862,4871) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4862 and 4871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4862 and 4871.

How to find the GCF of 4862 and 4871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4862 and 4871. After we will calculate the factors of 4862 and 4871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4862

Prime factors of 4862 are 2, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 4862 in exponential form is:

4862 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4871

Prime factors of 4871 are 4871. Prime factorization of 4871 in exponential form is:

4871 = 4871¹

Step-3: Factors of 4862

List of positive integer factors of 4862 that divides 4862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 13, 17, 22, 26, 34, 143, 187, 221, 286, 374, 442, 2431

Step-4: Factors of 4871

List of positive integer factors of 4871 that divides 4862 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4862 and 4871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4862 and 4871 is 1.

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