What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1537 and 1547?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1537 and 1547 is 1.

GCF(1537,1547) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1537 and 1547, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1537 and 1547.

How to find the GCF of 1537 and 1547?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1537 and 1547. After we will calculate the factors of 1537 and 1547 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1537

Prime factors of 1537 are 29, 53. Prime factorization of 1537 in exponential form is:

1537 = 29¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1547

Prime factors of 1547 are 7, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 1547 in exponential form is:

1547 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 1537

List of positive integer factors of 1537 that divides 1537 without a remainder.

1, 29, 53

Step-4: Factors of 1547

List of positive integer factors of 1547 that divides 1537 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 17, 91, 119, 221

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1537 and 1547. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1537 and 1547 is 1.

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