What is the Greatest Common Factor of 524 and 541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 524 and 541 is 1.

GCF(524,541) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 524 and 541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 524 and 541.

How to find the GCF of 524 and 541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 524 and 541. After we will calculate the factors of 524 and 541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 524

Prime factors of 524 are 2, 131. Prime factorization of 524 in exponential form is:

524 = 2² × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 541

Prime factors of 541 are 541. Prime factorization of 541 in exponential form is:

541 = 541¹

Step-3: Factors of 524

List of positive integer factors of 524 that divides 524 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 131, 262

Step-4: Factors of 541

List of positive integer factors of 541 that divides 524 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 524 and 541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 524 and 541 is 1.

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