What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2511 and 2518?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2511 and 2518 is 1.

GCF(2511,2518) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2511 and 2518, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2511 and 2518.

How to find the GCF of 2511 and 2518?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2511 and 2518. After we will calculate the factors of 2511 and 2518 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2511

Prime factors of 2511 are 3, 31. Prime factorization of 2511 in exponential form is:

2511 = 3⁴ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2518

Prime factors of 2518 are 2, 1259. Prime factorization of 2518 in exponential form is:

2518 = 2¹ × 1259¹

Step-3: Factors of 2511

List of positive integer factors of 2511 that divides 2511 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 31, 81, 93, 279, 837

Step-4: Factors of 2518

List of positive integer factors of 2518 that divides 2511 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2511 and 2518. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2511 and 2518 is 1.

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