Question

Show that 4999 and 1109 are relatively prime

Answer 1

Answer:

Multiply all the common prime factors, by the lowest exponents (if any).

But the two numbers have no common prime factors.

gcf, hcf, gcd (1,109; 4,999) = 1;

coprime numbers (relatively prime)

Answer 2

Answer:

1,109 is a prime number, it cannot be broken down to other prime factors;

and also 4,999 is a prime number, it cannot be broken down to other prime factors;

Positive integers that are only dividing by themselves and 1 are called prime numbers. A prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself.