What is the Greatest Common Factor of 552 and 557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 552 and 557 is 1.

GCF(552,557) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 552 and 557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 552 and 557.

How to find the GCF of 552 and 557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 552 and 557. After we will calculate the factors of 552 and 557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 552

Prime factors of 552 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 552 in exponential form is:

552 = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 557

Prime factors of 557 are 557. Prime factorization of 557 in exponential form is:

557 = 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 552

List of positive integer factors of 552 that divides 552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 23, 24, 46, 69, 92, 138, 184, 276

Step-4: Factors of 557

List of positive integer factors of 557 that divides 552 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 552 and 557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 552 and 557 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 552 and 557