What is the Greatest Common Factor of 517 and 536?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 517 and 536 is 1.

GCF(517,536) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 517 and 536, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 517 and 536.

How to find the GCF of 517 and 536?

We will first find the prime factorization of 517 and 536. After we will calculate the factors of 517 and 536 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 536

Prime factors of 536 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 536 in exponential form is:

536 = 2³ × 67¹

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 536

List of positive integer factors of 536 that divides 517 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 67, 134, 268

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 517 and 536. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 517 and 536 is 1.

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