What is the Greatest Common Factor of 519 and 524?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 519 and 524 is 1.

GCF(519,524) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 519 and 524, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 519 and 524.

How to find the GCF of 519 and 524?

We will first find the prime factorization of 519 and 524. After we will calculate the factors of 519 and 524 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 519

Prime factors of 519 are 3, 173. Prime factorization of 519 in exponential form is:

519 = 3¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 524

Prime factors of 524 are 2, 131. Prime factorization of 524 in exponential form is:

524 = 2² × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 519

List of positive integer factors of 519 that divides 519 without a remainder.

1, 3, 173

Step-4: Factors of 524

List of positive integer factors of 524 that divides 519 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 131, 262

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 519 and 524. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 519 and 524 is 1.

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