What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1498 and 1517?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1498 and 1517 is 1.

GCF(1498,1517) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1498 and 1517, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1498 and 1517.

How to find the GCF of 1498 and 1517?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1498 and 1517. After we will calculate the factors of 1498 and 1517 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1498

Prime factors of 1498 are 2, 7, 107. Prime factorization of 1498 in exponential form is:

1498 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1517

Prime factors of 1517 are 37, 41. Prime factorization of 1517 in exponential form is:

1517 = 37¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 1498

List of positive integer factors of 1498 that divides 1498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 107, 214, 749

Step-4: Factors of 1517

List of positive integer factors of 1517 that divides 1498 without a remainder.

1, 37, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1498 and 1517. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1498 and 1517 is 1.

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