What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48712 and 48731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48712 and 48731 is 1.

GCF(48712,48731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48712 and 48731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48712 and 48731.

How to find the GCF of 48712 and 48731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48712 and 48731. After we will calculate the factors of 48712 and 48731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48712

Prime factors of 48712 are 2, 6089. Prime factorization of 48712 in exponential form is:

48712 = 2³ × 6089¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48731

Prime factors of 48731 are 48731. Prime factorization of 48731 in exponential form is:

48731 = 48731¹

Step-3: Factors of 48712

List of positive integer factors of 48712 that divides 48712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 6089, 12178, 24356

Step-4: Factors of 48731

List of positive integer factors of 48731 that divides 48712 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48712 and 48731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48712 and 48731 is 1.

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