What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1531 and 1543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1531 and 1543 is 1.

GCF(1531,1543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1531 and 1543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1531 and 1543.

How to find the GCF of 1531 and 1543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1531 and 1543. After we will calculate the factors of 1531 and 1543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1531

Prime factors of 1531 are 1531. Prime factorization of 1531 in exponential form is:

1531 = 1531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1543

Prime factors of 1543 are 1543. Prime factorization of 1543 in exponential form is:

1543 = 1543¹

Step-3: Factors of 1531

List of positive integer factors of 1531 that divides 1531 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1543

List of positive integer factors of 1543 that divides 1531 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1531 and 1543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1531 and 1543 is 1.

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