What is the Greatest Common Factor of 531 and 548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 531 and 548 is 1.

GCF(531,548) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 531 and 548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 531 and 548.

How to find the GCF of 531 and 548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 531 and 548. After we will calculate the factors of 531 and 548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 531

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

531 = 3² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 548

Prime factors of 548 are 2, 137. Prime factorization of 548 in exponential form is:

548 = 2² × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 531

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

1, 3, 9, 59, 177

Step-4: Factors of 548

List of positive integer factors of 548 that divides 531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 137, 274

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 531 and 548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 531 and 548 is 1.

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