What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1516 and 1521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1516 and 1521 is 1.

GCF(1516,1521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1516 and 1521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1516 and 1521.

How to find the GCF of 1516 and 1521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1516 and 1521. After we will calculate the factors of 1516 and 1521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1516

Prime factors of 1516 are 2, 379. Prime factorization of 1516 in exponential form is:

1516 = 2² × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1521

Prime factors of 1521 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 1521 in exponential form is:

1521 = 3² × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 1516

List of positive integer factors of 1516 that divides 1516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 379, 758

Step-4: Factors of 1521

List of positive integer factors of 1521 that divides 1516 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117, 169, 507

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1516 and 1521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1516 and 1521 is 1.

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