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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 526 and 539?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 526 and 539 is 1.

GCF(526,539) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 526 and 539, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 526 and 539.

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How to find the GCF of 526 and 539?

We will first find the prime factorization of 526 and 539. After we will calculate the factors of 526 and 539 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 526

Prime factors of 526 are 2, 263. Prime factorization of 526 in exponential form is:

526 = 21 × 2631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 539

Prime factors of 539 are 7, 11. Prime factorization of 539 in exponential form is:

539 = 72 × 111

Step-3: Factors of 526

List of positive integer factors of 526 that divides 526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 263

Step-4: Factors of 539

List of positive integer factors of 539 that divides 526 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 49, 77

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 526 and 539. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 526 and 539 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 526 and 539