What is the Greatest Common Factor of 505 and 511?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 505 and 511 is 1.

GCF(505,511) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 505 and 511, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 505 and 511.

How to find the GCF of 505 and 511?

We will first find the prime factorization of 505 and 511. After we will calculate the factors of 505 and 511 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 505

Prime factors of 505 are 5, 101. Prime factorization of 505 in exponential form is:

505 = 5¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 511

Prime factors of 511 are 7, 73. Prime factorization of 511 in exponential form is:

511 = 7¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 505

List of positive integer factors of 505 that divides 505 without a remainder.

1, 5, 101

Step-4: Factors of 511

List of positive integer factors of 511 that divides 505 without a remainder.

1, 7, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 505 and 511. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 505 and 511 is 1.

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