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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 487 and 497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 487 and 497 is 1.

GCF(487,497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 487 and 497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 487 and 497.

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How to find the GCF of 487 and 497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 487 and 497. After we will calculate the factors of 487 and 497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 487

Prime factors of 487 are 487. Prime factorization of 487 in exponential form is:

487 = 4871

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 497

Prime factors of 497 are 7, 71. Prime factorization of 497 in exponential form is:

497 = 71 × 711

Step-3: Factors of 487

List of positive integer factors of 487 that divides 487 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 497

List of positive integer factors of 497 that divides 487 without a remainder.

1, 7, 71

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 487 and 497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 487 and 497 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 487 and 497