What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4997 and 5009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4997 and 5009 is 1.

GCF(4997,5009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4997 and 5009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4997 and 5009.

How to find the GCF of 4997 and 5009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4997 and 5009. After we will calculate the factors of 4997 and 5009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4997

Prime factors of 4997 are 19, 263. Prime factorization of 4997 in exponential form is:

4997 = 19¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5009

Prime factors of 5009 are 5009. Prime factorization of 5009 in exponential form is:

5009 = 5009¹

Step-3: Factors of 4997

List of positive integer factors of 4997 that divides 4997 without a remainder.

1, 19, 263

Step-4: Factors of 5009

List of positive integer factors of 5009 that divides 4997 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4997 and 5009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4997 and 5009 is 1.

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