What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4998 and 5017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4998 and 5017 is 1.

GCF(4998,5017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4998 and 5017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4998 and 5017.

How to find the GCF of 4998 and 5017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4998 and 5017. After we will calculate the factors of 4998 and 5017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4998

Prime factors of 4998 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 4998 in exponential form is:

4998 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5017

Prime factors of 5017 are 29, 173. Prime factorization of 5017 in exponential form is:

5017 = 29¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 4998

List of positive integer factors of 4998 that divides 4998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 17, 21, 34, 42, 49, 51, 98, 102, 119, 147, 238, 294, 357, 714, 833, 1666, 2499

Step-4: Factors of 5017

List of positive integer factors of 5017 that divides 4998 without a remainder.

1, 29, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4998 and 5017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4998 and 5017 is 1.

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