What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4991 and 5001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4991 and 5001 is 1.

GCF(4991,5001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4991 and 5001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4991 and 5001.

How to find the GCF of 4991 and 5001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4991 and 5001. After we will calculate the factors of 4991 and 5001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4991

Prime factors of 4991 are 7, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 4991 in exponential form is:

4991 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5001

Prime factors of 5001 are 3, 1667. Prime factorization of 5001 in exponential form is:

5001 = 3¹ × 1667¹

Step-3: Factors of 4991

List of positive integer factors of 4991 that divides 4991 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 31, 161, 217, 713

Step-4: Factors of 5001

List of positive integer factors of 5001 that divides 4991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1667

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4991 and 5001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4991 and 5001 is 1.

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