What is the Greatest Common Factor of 537 and 542?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 537 and 542 is 1.

GCF(537,542) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 537 and 542, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 537 and 542.

How to find the GCF of 537 and 542?

We will first find the prime factorization of 537 and 542. After we will calculate the factors of 537 and 542 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 542

Prime factors of 542 are 2, 271. Prime factorization of 542 in exponential form is:

542 = 2¹ × 271¹

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 542

List of positive integer factors of 542 that divides 537 without a remainder.

1, 2, 271

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 537 and 542. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 537 and 542 is 1.

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