What is the Greatest Common Factor of 49991 and 49997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 49991 and 49997 is 1.

GCF(49991,49997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 49991 and 49997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 49991 and 49997.

How to find the GCF of 49991 and 49997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 49991 and 49997. After we will calculate the factors of 49991 and 49997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 49991

Prime factors of 49991 are 49991. Prime factorization of 49991 in exponential form is:

49991 = 49991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49997

Prime factors of 49997 are 17, 173. Prime factorization of 49997 in exponential form is:

49997 = 17² × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 49991

List of positive integer factors of 49991 that divides 49991 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 49997

List of positive integer factors of 49997 that divides 49991 without a remainder.

1, 17, 173, 289, 2941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 49991 and 49997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 49991 and 49997 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 49991 and 49997