What is the Greatest Common Factor of 540 and 547?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 540 and 547 is 1.

GCF(540,547) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 540 and 547, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 540 and 547.

How to find the GCF of 540 and 547?

We will first find the prime factorization of 540 and 547. After we will calculate the factors of 540 and 547 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 540

Prime factors of 540 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 540 in exponential form is:

540 = 2² × 3³ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 547

Prime factors of 547 are 547. Prime factorization of 547 in exponential form is:

547 = 547¹

Step-3: Factors of 540

List of positive integer factors of 540 that divides 540 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 27, 30, 36, 45, 54, 60, 90, 108, 135, 180, 270

Step-4: Factors of 547

List of positive integer factors of 547 that divides 540 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 540 and 547. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 540 and 547 is 1.

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