Greatest Common Factor of 506 and 512

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 506, 512 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 506 and 512 is 2.

GCF(506,512) = 2

GCF of 506 and 512

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 506 and 512

GCF of 506 and 512 is 2

Prime Factorization of 506


2 506
11 253
23 23
1

Prime factors of 506 are 2,11,23. Prime factorization of 506 in exponential form is:

506 = 21×111×231

Prime Factorization of 512


2 512
2 256
2 128
2 64
2 32
2 16
2 8
2 4
2 2
1

Prime factors of 512 are 2. Prime factorization of 512 in exponential form is:

512 = 29

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 506 and 512 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 506 and 512 by matching factors method

Factors of 506

List of positive integer factors of 506 that divides 506 without a remainder.

1,2,11,22,23,46,253,506

Factors of 512

List of positive integer factors of 512 that divides 512 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 506 and 512. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 506 and 512 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 506 and 512

Properties of GCF 506 and 512

(i) The GCF of 506 and 512 is associative

GCF of 506 and 512 = GCF of 512 and 506

Related Greatest Common Factor of 506

Related Greatest Common Factor of 512

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 506 and 512

1. What is the GCF of 506 and 512?

Answer: GCF of 506 and 512 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 506?

Answer: Factors of 506 are 1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 253, 506. There are 8 integers that are factors of 506. The greatest factor of 506 is 506.

3. What are the Factors of 512?

Answer: Factors of 512 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512. There are 10 integers that are factors of 512. The greatest factor of 512 is 512.

4. How to Find the GCF of 506 and 512?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 506 and 512 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 506

506 = 2 x 11 x 23

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 512

512 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 506 and 512 is 2