What is the Greatest Common Factor of 507 and 521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 507 and 521 is 1.

GCF(507,521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 507 and 521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 507 and 521.

How to find the GCF of 507 and 521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 507 and 521. After we will calculate the factors of 507 and 521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 507

Prime factors of 507 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 507 in exponential form is:

507 = 3¹ × 13²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 521

Prime factors of 521 are 521. Prime factorization of 521 in exponential form is:

521 = 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 507

List of positive integer factors of 507 that divides 507 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 169

Step-4: Factors of 521

List of positive integer factors of 521 that divides 507 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 507 and 521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 507 and 521 is 1.

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