What is the Greatest Common Factor of 516 and 535?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 516 and 535 is 1.

GCF(516,535) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 516 and 535, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 516 and 535.

How to find the GCF of 516 and 535?

We will first find the prime factorization of 516 and 535. After we will calculate the factors of 516 and 535 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 535

Prime factors of 535 are 5, 107. Prime factorization of 535 in exponential form is:

535 = 5¹ × 107¹

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 535

List of positive integer factors of 535 that divides 516 without a remainder.

1, 5, 107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 516 and 535. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 516 and 535 is 1.

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