What is the Greatest Common Factor of 547 and 562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 547 and 562 is 1.

GCF(547,562) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 547 and 562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 547 and 562.

How to find the GCF of 547 and 562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 547 and 562. After we will calculate the factors of 547 and 562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 547

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

547 = 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 562

Prime factors of 562 are 2, 281. Prime factorization of 562 in exponential form is:

562 = 2¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 547

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

Step-4: Factors of 562

List of positive integer factors of 562 that divides 547 without a remainder.

1, 2, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 547 and 562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 547 and 562 is 1.

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