What is the Greatest Common Factor of 517 and 528?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 517 and 528 is 11.

GCF(517,528) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 517 and 528, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 517 and 528.

How to find the GCF of 517 and 528?

We will first find the prime factorization of 517 and 528. After we will calculate the factors of 517 and 528 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 517

Prime factors of 517 are 11, 47. Prime factorization of 517 in exponential form is:

517 = 11¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 528

Prime factors of 528 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 528 in exponential form is:

528 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 517

List of positive integer factors of 517 that divides 517 without a remainder.

1, 11, 47

Step-4: Factors of 528

List of positive integer factors of 528 that divides 517 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 33, 44, 48, 66, 88, 132, 176, 264

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 517 and 528. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 517 and 528 is 11.

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