What is the Greatest Common Factor of 516 and 527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 516 and 527 is 1.

GCF(516,527) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 516 and 527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 516 and 527.

How to find the GCF of 516 and 527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 516 and 527. After we will calculate the factors of 516 and 527 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 516

Prime factors of 516 are 2, 3, 43. Prime factorization of 516 in exponential form is:

516 = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹

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 516

List of positive integer factors of 516 that divides 516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 43, 86, 129, 172, 258

Step-4: Factors of 527

List of positive integer factors of 527 that divides 516 without a remainder.

1, 17, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 516 and 527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 516 and 527 is 1.

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