What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4987 and 5000?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4987 and 5000 is 1.

GCF(4987,5000) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4987 and 5000, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4987 and 5000.

How to find the GCF of 4987 and 5000?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4987 and 5000. After we will calculate the factors of 4987 and 5000 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 5000

Prime factors of 5000 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 5000 in exponential form is:

5000 = 2³ × 5⁴

Step-3: Factors of 4987

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

Step-4: Factors of 5000

List of positive integer factors of 5000 that divides 4987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 125, 200, 250, 500, 625, 1000, 1250, 2500

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4987 and 5000. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4987 and 5000 is 1.

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