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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 521 and 533?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 521 and 533 is 1.

GCF(521,533) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 521 and 533, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 521 and 533.

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How to find the GCF of 521 and 533?

We will first find the prime factorization of 521 and 533. After we will calculate the factors of 521 and 533 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 521

Prime factors of 521 are 521. Prime factorization of 521 in exponential form is:

521 = 5211

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 533

Prime factors of 533 are 13, 41. Prime factorization of 533 in exponential form is:

533 = 131 × 411

Step-3: Factors of 521

List of positive integer factors of 521 that divides 521 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 533

List of positive integer factors of 533 that divides 521 without a remainder.

1, 13, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 521 and 533. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 521 and 533 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 521 and 533