What is the Greatest Common Factor of 551 and 563?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 551 and 563 is 1.

GCF(551,563) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 551 and 563, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 551 and 563.

How to find the GCF of 551 and 563?

We will first find the prime factorization of 551 and 563. After we will calculate the factors of 551 and 563 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 551

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

551 = 19¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 563

Prime factors of 563 are 563. Prime factorization of 563 in exponential form is:

563 = 563¹

Step-3: Factors of 551

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

1, 19, 29

Step-4: Factors of 563

List of positive integer factors of 563 that divides 551 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 551 and 563. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 551 and 563 is 1.

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