What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1501 and 1518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1501 and 1518 is 1.

GCF(1501,1518) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1501 and 1518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1501 and 1518.

How to find the GCF of 1501 and 1518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1501 and 1518. After we will calculate the factors of 1501 and 1518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1501

Prime factors of 1501 are 19, 79. Prime factorization of 1501 in exponential form is:

1501 = 19¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1518

Prime factors of 1518 are 2, 3, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 1518 in exponential form is:

1518 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 1501

List of positive integer factors of 1501 that divides 1501 without a remainder.

1, 19, 79

Step-4: Factors of 1518

List of positive integer factors of 1518 that divides 1501 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 23, 33, 46, 66, 69, 138, 253, 506, 759

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1501 and 1518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1501 and 1518 is 1.

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