What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48842 and 48859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48842 and 48859 is 1.

GCF(48842,48859) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48842 and 48859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48842 and 48859.

How to find the GCF of 48842 and 48859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48842 and 48859. After we will calculate the factors of 48842 and 48859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48842

Prime factors of 48842 are 2, 24421. Prime factorization of 48842 in exponential form is:

48842 = 2¹ × 24421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48859

Prime factors of 48859 are 48859. Prime factorization of 48859 in exponential form is:

48859 = 48859¹

Step-3: Factors of 48842

List of positive integer factors of 48842 that divides 48842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 24421

Step-4: Factors of 48859

List of positive integer factors of 48859 that divides 48842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48842 and 48859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48842 and 48859 is 1.

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