What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48742 and 48761?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48742 and 48761 is 1.

GCF(48742,48761) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48742 and 48761, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48742 and 48761.

How to find the GCF of 48742 and 48761?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48742 and 48761. After we will calculate the factors of 48742 and 48761 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48742

Prime factors of 48742 are 2, 24371. Prime factorization of 48742 in exponential form is:

48742 = 2¹ × 24371¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48761

Prime factors of 48761 are 48761. Prime factorization of 48761 in exponential form is:

48761 = 48761¹

Step-3: Factors of 48742

List of positive integer factors of 48742 that divides 48742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24371

Step-4: Factors of 48761

List of positive integer factors of 48761 that divides 48742 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48742 and 48761. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48742 and 48761 is 1.

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