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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 487 and 498?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 487 and 498 is 1.

GCF(487,498) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 487 and 498, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 487 and 498.

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How to find the GCF of 487 and 498?

We will first find the prime factorization of 487 and 498. After we will calculate the factors of 487 and 498 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 498

Prime factors of 498 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 498 in exponential form is:

498 = 21 × 31 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 487

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

1

Step-4: Factors of 498

List of positive integer factors of 498 that divides 487 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 166, 249

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 487 and 498. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 487 and 498 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 487 and 498