What is the Greatest Common Factor of 508 and 527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 508 and 527 is 1.

GCF(508,527) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 508 and 527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 508 and 527.

How to find the GCF of 508 and 527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 508 and 527. After we will calculate the factors of 508 and 527 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 527

Prime factors of 527 are 17, 31. Prime factorization of 527 in exponential form is:

527 = 17¹ × 31¹

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 527

List of positive integer factors of 527 that divides 508 without a remainder.

1, 17, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 508 and 527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 508 and 527 is 1.

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