What is the Greatest Common Factor of 511 and 523?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 511 and 523 is 1.

GCF(511,523) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 511 and 523, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 511 and 523.

How to find the GCF of 511 and 523?

We will first find the prime factorization of 511 and 523. After we will calculate the factors of 511 and 523 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 523

Prime factors of 523 are 523. Prime factorization of 523 in exponential form is:

523 = 523¹

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 523

List of positive integer factors of 523 that divides 511 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 511 and 523. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 511 and 523 is 1.

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