What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4996 and 5015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4996 and 5015 is 1.

GCF(4996,5015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4996 and 5015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4996 and 5015.

How to find the GCF of 4996 and 5015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4996 and 5015. After we will calculate the factors of 4996 and 5015 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4996

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

4996 = 2² × 1249¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5015

Prime factors of 5015 are 5, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 5015 in exponential form is:

5015 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 4996

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

1, 2, 4, 1249, 2498

Step-4: Factors of 5015

List of positive integer factors of 5015 that divides 4996 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 59, 85, 295, 1003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4996 and 5015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4996 and 5015 is 1.

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