What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1496 and 1507?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1496 and 1507 is 11.

GCF(1496,1507) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1496 and 1507, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1496 and 1507.

How to find the GCF of 1496 and 1507?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1496 and 1507. After we will calculate the factors of 1496 and 1507 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1496

Prime factors of 1496 are 2, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 1496 in exponential form is:

1496 = 2³ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1507

Prime factors of 1507 are 11, 137. Prime factorization of 1507 in exponential form is:

1507 = 11¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 1496

List of positive integer factors of 1496 that divides 1496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 17, 22, 34, 44, 68, 88, 136, 187, 374, 748

Step-4: Factors of 1507

List of positive integer factors of 1507 that divides 1496 without a remainder.

1, 11, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1496 and 1507. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1496 and 1507 is 11.

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