What is the Greatest Common Factor of 506 and 513?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 506 and 513 is 1.

GCF(506,513) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 506 and 513, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 506 and 513.

How to find the GCF of 506 and 513?

We will first find the prime factorization of 506 and 513. After we will calculate the factors of 506 and 513 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 506

Prime factors of 506 are 2, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 506 in exponential form is:

506 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 513

Prime factors of 513 are 3, 19. Prime factorization of 513 in exponential form is:

513 = 3³ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 506

List of positive integer factors of 506 that divides 506 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 253

Step-4: Factors of 513

List of positive integer factors of 513 that divides 506 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 27, 57, 171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 506 and 513. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 506 and 513 is 1.

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