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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 523 and 527?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 523 and 527 is 1.

GCF(523,527) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 523 and 527, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 523 and 527.

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How to find the GCF of 523 and 527?

We will first find the prime factorization of 523 and 527. After we will calculate the factors of 523 and 527 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 523

Prime factors of 523 are 523. Prime factorization of 523 in exponential form is:

523 = 5231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 527

Prime factors of 527 are 17, 31. Prime factorization of 527 in exponential form is:

527 = 171 × 311

Step-3: Factors of 523

List of positive integer factors of 523 that divides 523 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 527

List of positive integer factors of 527 that divides 523 without a remainder.

1, 17, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 523 and 527. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 523 and 527 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 523 and 527