What is the Greatest Common Factor of 525 and 531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 525 and 531 is 3.

GCF(525,531) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 525 and 531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 525 and 531.

How to find the GCF of 525 and 531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 525 and 531. After we will calculate the factors of 525 and 531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 525

Prime factors of 525 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 525 in exponential form is:

525 = 3¹ × 5² × 7¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 531

Prime factors of 531 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 531 in exponential form is:

531 = 3² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 525

List of positive integer factors of 525 that divides 525 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 21, 25, 35, 75, 105, 175

Step-4: Factors of 531

List of positive integer factors of 531 that divides 525 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 59, 177

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 525 and 531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 525 and 531 is 3.

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