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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4978 and 4993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4978 and 4993 is 1.

GCF(4978,4993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4978 and 4993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4978 and 4993.

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How to find the GCF of 4978 and 4993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4978 and 4993. After we will calculate the factors of 4978 and 4993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4978

Prime factors of 4978 are 2, 19, 131. Prime factorization of 4978 in exponential form is:

4978 = 21 × 191 × 1311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4993

Prime factors of 4993 are 4993. Prime factorization of 4993 in exponential form is:

4993 = 49931

Step-3: Factors of 4978

List of positive integer factors of 4978 that divides 4978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 131, 262, 2489

Step-4: Factors of 4993

List of positive integer factors of 4993 that divides 4978 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4978 and 4993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4978 and 4993 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4978 and 4993