What is the Greatest Common Factor of 501 and 509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 501 and 509 is 1.

GCF(501,509) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 501 and 509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 501 and 509.

How to find the GCF of 501 and 509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 501 and 509. After we will calculate the factors of 501 and 509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 501

Prime factors of 501 are 3, 167. Prime factorization of 501 in exponential form is:

501 = 3¹ × 167¹

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 501

List of positive integer factors of 501 that divides 501 without a remainder.

1, 3, 167

Step-4: Factors of 509

List of positive integer factors of 509 that divides 501 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 501 and 509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 501 and 509 is 1.

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