What is the Greatest Common Factor of 497 and 510?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 497 and 510 is 1.

GCF(497,510) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 497 and 510, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 497 and 510.

How to find the GCF of 497 and 510?

We will first find the prime factorization of 497 and 510. After we will calculate the factors of 497 and 510 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 497

Prime factors of 497 are 7, 71. Prime factorization of 497 in exponential form is:

497 = 7¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 510

Prime factors of 510 are 2, 3, 5, 17. Prime factorization of 510 in exponential form is:

510 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 497

List of positive integer factors of 497 that divides 497 without a remainder.

1, 7, 71

Step-4: Factors of 510

List of positive integer factors of 510 that divides 497 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 17, 30, 34, 51, 85, 102, 170, 255

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 497 and 510. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 497 and 510 is 1.

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