Greatest Common Factor of 551 and 558

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 551, 558 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 551 and 558 is 1.

GCF(551,558) = 1

GCF of 551 and 558

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

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 551 and 558

GCF of 551 and 558 is 1

Prime Factorization of 551


19 551
29 29
1

Prime factors of 551 are 19,29. Prime factorization of 551 in exponential form is:

551 = 191×291

Prime Factorization of 558


2 558
3 279
3 93
31 31
1

Prime factors of 558 are 2,3,31. Prime factorization of 558 in exponential form is:

558 = 21×32×311

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 551 and 558 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 551 and 558 by matching factors method

Factors of 551

List of positive integer factors of 551 that divides 551 without a remainder.

1,19,29,551

Factors of 558

List of positive integer factors of 558 that divides 558 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18,31,62,93,186,279,558

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 551 and 558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 551 and 558 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 551 and 558

Properties of GCF 551 and 558

(i) The GCF of 551 and 558 is associative

GCF of 551 and 558 = GCF of 558 and 551

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 551 and 558

1. What is the GCF of 551 and 558?

Answer: GCF of 551 and 558 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 551?

Answer: Factors of 551 are 1, 19, 29, 551. There are 4 integers that are factors of 551. The greatest factor of 551 is 551.

3. What are the Factors of 558?

Answer: Factors of 558 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 31, 62, 93, 186, 279, 558. There are 12 integers that are factors of 558. The greatest factor of 558 is 558.

4. How to Find the GCF of 551 and 558?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 551 and 558 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 551

551 = 19 x 29

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 558

558 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 31

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

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 551 and 558 is 1