What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4976 and 4991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4976 and 4991 is 1.

GCF(4976,4991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4976 and 4991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4976 and 4991.

How to find the GCF of 4976 and 4991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4976 and 4991. After we will calculate the factors of 4976 and 4991 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4976

Prime factors of 4976 are 2, 311. Prime factorization of 4976 in exponential form is:

4976 = 2⁴ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4991

Prime factors of 4991 are 7, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 4991 in exponential form is:

4991 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 4976

List of positive integer factors of 4976 that divides 4976 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 311, 622, 1244, 2488

Step-4: Factors of 4991

List of positive integer factors of 4991 that divides 4976 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 31, 161, 217, 713

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4976 and 4991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4976 and 4991 is 1.

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