What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1511 and 1518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1511 and 1518 is 1.

GCF(1511,1518) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1511 and 1518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1511 and 1518.

How to find the GCF of 1511 and 1518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1511 and 1518. After we will calculate the factors of 1511 and 1518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1511

Prime factors of 1511 are 1511. Prime factorization of 1511 in exponential form is:

1511 = 1511¹

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 1511

List of positive integer factors of 1511 that divides 1511 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1518

List of positive integer factors of 1518 that divides 1511 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 1511 and 1518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1511 and 1518 is 1.

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