What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48705 and 48709?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48705 and 48709 is 1.

GCF(48705,48709) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48705 and 48709, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48705 and 48709.

How to find the GCF of 48705 and 48709?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48705 and 48709. After we will calculate the factors of 48705 and 48709 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48705

Prime factors of 48705 are 3, 5, 17, 191. Prime factorization of 48705 in exponential form is:

48705 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48709

Prime factors of 48709 are 67, 727. Prime factorization of 48709 in exponential form is:

48709 = 67¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 48705

List of positive integer factors of 48705 that divides 48705 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 51, 85, 191, 255, 573, 955, 2865, 3247, 9741, 16235

Step-4: Factors of 48709

List of positive integer factors of 48709 that divides 48705 without a remainder.

1, 67, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48705 and 48709. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48705 and 48709 is 1.

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