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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 520 and 534?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 520 and 534 is 2.

GCF(520,534) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 520 and 534, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 520 and 534.

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How to find the GCF of 520 and 534?

We will first find the prime factorization of 520 and 534. After we will calculate the factors of 520 and 534 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 520

Prime factors of 520 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 520 in exponential form is:

520 = 23 × 51 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 534

Prime factors of 534 are 2, 3, 89. Prime factorization of 534 in exponential form is:

534 = 21 × 31 × 891

Step-3: Factors of 520

List of positive integer factors of 520 that divides 520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 20, 26, 40, 52, 65, 104, 130, 260

Step-4: Factors of 534

List of positive integer factors of 534 that divides 520 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 89, 178, 267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 520 and 534. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 520 and 534 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 520 and 534