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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 498 and 509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 498 and 509 is 1.

GCF(498,509) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 498 and 509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 498 and 509.

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How to find the GCF of 498 and 509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 498 and 509. After we will calculate the factors of 498 and 509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 498

Prime factors of 498 are 2, 3, 83. Prime factorization of 498 in exponential form is:

498 = 21 × 31 × 831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 509

Prime factors of 509 are 509. Prime factorization of 509 in exponential form is:

509 = 5091

Step-3: Factors of 498

List of positive integer factors of 498 that divides 498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 83, 166, 249

Step-4: Factors of 509

List of positive integer factors of 509 that divides 498 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 498 and 509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 498 and 509 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 498 and 509