What is the Greatest Common Factor of 511 and 517?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 511 and 517 is 1.

GCF(511,517) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 511 and 517, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 511 and 517.

How to find the GCF of 511 and 517?

We will first find the prime factorization of 511 and 517. After we will calculate the factors of 511 and 517 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 511

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

511 = 7¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 517

Prime factors of 517 are 11, 47. Prime factorization of 517 in exponential form is:

517 = 11¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 511

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

1, 7, 73

Step-4: Factors of 517

List of positive integer factors of 517 that divides 511 without a remainder.

1, 11, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 511 and 517. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 511 and 517 is 1.

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