What is the Greatest Common Factor of 508 and 525?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 508 and 525 is 1.

GCF(508,525) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 508 and 525, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 508 and 525.

How to find the GCF of 508 and 525?

We will first find the prime factorization of 508 and 525. After we will calculate the factors of 508 and 525 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 508

Prime factors of 508 are 2, 127. Prime factorization of 508 in exponential form is:

508 = 2² × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 525

Prime factors of 525 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 525 in exponential form is:

525 = 3¹ × 5² × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 508

List of positive integer factors of 508 that divides 508 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 127, 254

Step-4: Factors of 525

List of positive integer factors of 525 that divides 508 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 25, 35, 75, 105, 175

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 508 and 525. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 508 and 525 is 1.

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