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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 515 and 531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 515 and 531 is 1.

GCF(515,531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 515 and 531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 515 and 531.

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How to find the GCF of 515 and 531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 515 and 531. After we will calculate the factors of 515 and 531 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 531

Prime factors of 531 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 531 in exponential form is:

531 = 32 × 591

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 531

List of positive integer factors of 531 that divides 515 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 59, 177

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 515 and 531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 515 and 531 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 515 and 531