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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4987 and 4996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4987 and 4996 is 1.

GCF(4987,4996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4987 and 4996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4987 and 4996.

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How to find the GCF of 4987 and 4996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4987 and 4996. After we will calculate the factors of 4987 and 4996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4987

Prime factors of 4987 are 4987. Prime factorization of 4987 in exponential form is:

4987 = 49871

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4996

Prime factors of 4996 are 2, 1249. Prime factorization of 4996 in exponential form is:

4996 = 22 × 12491

Step-3: Factors of 4987

List of positive integer factors of 4987 that divides 4987 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 4996

List of positive integer factors of 4996 that divides 4987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1249, 2498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4987 and 4996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4987 and 4996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 4987 and 4996