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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1550 and 1561?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1550 and 1561 is 1.

GCF(1550,1561) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1550 and 1561, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1550 and 1561.

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How to find the GCF of 1550 and 1561?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1550 and 1561. After we will calculate the factors of 1550 and 1561 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1550

Prime factors of 1550 are 2, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 1550 in exponential form is:

1550 = 21 × 52 × 311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1561

Prime factors of 1561 are 7, 223. Prime factorization of 1561 in exponential form is:

1561 = 71 × 2231

Step-3: Factors of 1550

List of positive integer factors of 1550 that divides 1550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 31, 50, 62, 155, 310, 775

Step-4: Factors of 1561

List of positive integer factors of 1561 that divides 1550 without a remainder.

1, 7, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1550 and 1561. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1550 and 1561 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1550 and 1561