What is the Greatest Common Factor of 48991 and 48997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 48991 and 48997 is 1.

GCF(48991,48997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 48991 and 48997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 48991 and 48997.

How to find the GCF of 48991 and 48997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 48991 and 48997. After we will calculate the factors of 48991 and 48997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 48991

Prime factors of 48991 are 48991. Prime factorization of 48991 in exponential form is:

48991 = 48991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 48997

Prime factors of 48997 are 13, 3769. Prime factorization of 48997 in exponential form is:

48997 = 13¹ × 3769¹

Step-3: Factors of 48991

List of positive integer factors of 48991 that divides 48991 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 48997

List of positive integer factors of 48997 that divides 48991 without a remainder.

1, 13, 3769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 48991 and 48997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 48991 and 48997 is 1.

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