What is the Greatest Common Factor of 515 and 529?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 515 and 529 is 1.

GCF(515,529) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 515 and 529, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 515 and 529.

How to find the GCF of 515 and 529?

We will first find the prime factorization of 515 and 529. After we will calculate the factors of 515 and 529 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 515

Prime factors of 515 are 5, 103. Prime factorization of 515 in exponential form is:

515 = 5¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 529

Prime factors of 529 are 23. Prime factorization of 529 in exponential form is:

529 = 23²

Step-3: Factors of 515

List of positive integer factors of 515 that divides 515 without a remainder.

1, 5, 103

Step-4: Factors of 529

List of positive integer factors of 529 that divides 515 without a remainder.

1, 23

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 515 and 529. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 515 and 529 is 1.

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