What is the Greatest Common Factor of 487 and 499?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 487 and 499 is 1.

GCF(487,499) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 487 and 499, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 487 and 499.

How to find the GCF of 487 and 499?

We will first find the prime factorization of 487 and 499. After we will calculate the factors of 487 and 499 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 499

Prime factors of 499 are 499. Prime factorization of 499 in exponential form is:

499 = 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 487

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

Step-4: Factors of 499

List of positive integer factors of 499 that divides 487 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 487 and 499. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 487 and 499 is 1.

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