What is the Greatest Common Factor of 545 and 551?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 545 and 551 is 1.

GCF(545,551) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 545 and 551, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 545 and 551.

How to find the GCF of 545 and 551?

We will first find the prime factorization of 545 and 551. After we will calculate the factors of 545 and 551 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 545

Prime factors of 545 are 5, 109. Prime factorization of 545 in exponential form is:

545 = 5¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 551

Prime factors of 551 are 19, 29. Prime factorization of 551 in exponential form is:

551 = 19¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 545

List of positive integer factors of 545 that divides 545 without a remainder.

1, 5, 109

Step-4: Factors of 551

List of positive integer factors of 551 that divides 545 without a remainder.

1, 19, 29

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 545 and 551. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 545 and 551 is 1.

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