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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4972 and 4989?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4972 and 4989 is 1.

GCF(4972,4989) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4972 and 4989, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4972 and 4989.

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How to find the GCF of 4972 and 4989?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4972 and 4989. After we will calculate the factors of 4972 and 4989 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4972

Prime factors of 4972 are 2, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 4972 in exponential form is:

4972 = 22 × 111 × 1131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4989

Prime factors of 4989 are 3, 1663. Prime factorization of 4989 in exponential form is:

4989 = 31 × 16631

Step-3: Factors of 4972

List of positive integer factors of 4972 that divides 4972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 113, 226, 452, 1243, 2486

Step-4: Factors of 4989

List of positive integer factors of 4989 that divides 4972 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1663

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4972 and 4989. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4972 and 4989 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4972 and 4989