What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1531 and 1544?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1531 and 1544 is 1.

GCF(1531,1544) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1531 and 1544, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1531 and 1544.

How to find the GCF of 1531 and 1544?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1531 and 1544. After we will calculate the factors of 1531 and 1544 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1531

Prime factors of 1531 are 1531. Prime factorization of 1531 in exponential form is:

1531 = 1531¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1544

Prime factors of 1544 are 2, 193. Prime factorization of 1544 in exponential form is:

1544 = 2³ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 1531

List of positive integer factors of 1531 that divides 1531 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1544

List of positive integer factors of 1544 that divides 1531 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 193, 386, 772

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1531 and 1544. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1531 and 1544 is 1.

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