What is the Greatest Common Factor of 549 and 566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 549 and 566 is 1.

GCF(549,566) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 549 and 566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 549 and 566.

How to find the GCF of 549 and 566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 549 and 566. After we will calculate the factors of 549 and 566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 549

Prime factors of 549 are 3, 61. Prime factorization of 549 in exponential form is:

549 = 3² × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 566

Prime factors of 566 are 2, 283. Prime factorization of 566 in exponential form is:

566 = 2¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 549

List of positive integer factors of 549 that divides 549 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 61, 183

Step-4: Factors of 566

List of positive integer factors of 566 that divides 549 without a remainder.

1, 2, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 549 and 566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 549 and 566 is 1.

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