What is the Greatest Common Factor of 523 and 532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 523 and 532 is 1.

GCF(523,532) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 523 and 532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 523 and 532.

How to find the GCF of 523 and 532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 523 and 532. After we will calculate the factors of 523 and 532 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 532

Prime factors of 532 are 2, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 532 in exponential form is:

532 = 2² × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 523

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

Step-4: Factors of 532

List of positive integer factors of 532 that divides 523 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 19, 28, 38, 76, 133, 266

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 523 and 532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 523 and 532 is 1.

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