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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 498 and 517?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 498 and 517 is 1.

GCF(498,517) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 498 and 517, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 498 and 517.

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How to find the GCF of 498 and 517?

We will first find the prime factorization of 498 and 517. After we will calculate the factors of 498 and 517 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 517

Prime factors of 517 are 11, 47. Prime factorization of 517 in exponential form is:

517 = 111 × 471

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 517

List of positive integer factors of 517 that divides 498 without a remainder.

1, 11, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 498 and 517. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 498 and 517 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 498 and 517