Greatest Common Factor of 524 and 528

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 524, 528 i.e. 4 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 524 and 528 is 4.

GCF(524,528) = 4

GCF of 524 and 528

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 524 and 528

GCF of 524 and 528 is 4

Prime Factorization of 524


2 524
2 262
131 131
1

Prime factors of 524 are 2,131. Prime factorization of 524 in exponential form is:

524 = 22×1311

Prime Factorization of 528


2 528
2 264
2 132
2 66
3 33
11 11
1

Prime factors of 528 are 2,3,11. Prime factorization of 528 in exponential form is:

528 = 24×31×111

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 524 and 528 is 4

Greatest Common Factor of 524 and 528 by matching factors method

Factors of 524

List of positive integer factors of 524 that divides 524 without a remainder.

1,2,4,131,262,524

Factors of 528

List of positive integer factors of 528 that divides 528 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,11,12,16,22,24,33,44,48,66,88,132,176,264,528

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 524 and 528. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 524 and 528 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 524 and 528

Properties of GCF 524 and 528

(i) The GCF of 524 and 528 is associative

GCF of 524 and 528 = GCF of 528 and 524

Related Greatest Common Factor of 524

Related Greatest Common Factor of 528

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 524 and 528

1. What is the GCF of 524 and 528?

Answer: GCF of 524 and 528 is 4.

2. What are the Factors of 524?

Answer: Factors of 524 are 1, 2, 4, 131, 262, 524. There are 6 integers that are factors of 524. The greatest factor of 524 is 524.

3. What are the Factors of 528?

Answer: Factors of 528 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22, 24, 33, 44, 48, 66, 88, 132, 176, 264, 528. There are 20 integers that are factors of 528. The greatest factor of 528 is 528.

4. How to Find the GCF of 524 and 528?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 524 and 528 = 4

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 524

524 = 2 x 2 x 131

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 528

528 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 11

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

GCF = 2 x 2 = 4

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 524 and 528 is 4