What is the Greatest Common Factor of 537 and 541?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 537 and 541 is 1.

GCF(537,541) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 537 and 541, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 537 and 541.

How to find the GCF of 537 and 541?

We will first find the prime factorization of 537 and 541. After we will calculate the factors of 537 and 541 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 537

Prime factors of 537 are 3, 179. Prime factorization of 537 in exponential form is:

537 = 3¹ × 179¹

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 537

List of positive integer factors of 537 that divides 537 without a remainder.

1, 3, 179

Step-4: Factors of 541

List of positive integer factors of 541 that divides 537 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 537 and 541. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 537 and 541 is 1.

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