What is the Greatest Common Factor of 522 and 533?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 522 and 533 is 1.

GCF(522,533) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 522 and 533, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 522 and 533.

How to find the GCF of 522 and 533?

We will first find the prime factorization of 522 and 533. After we will calculate the factors of 522 and 533 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 522

Prime factors of 522 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 522 in exponential form is:

522 = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹

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 522

List of positive integer factors of 522 that divides 522 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 29, 58, 87, 174, 261

Step-4: Factors of 533

List of positive integer factors of 533 that divides 522 without a remainder.

1, 13, 41

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 522 and 533. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 522 and 533 is 1.

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