What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1572 and 1583?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1572 and 1583 is 1.

GCF(1572,1583) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1572 and 1583, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1572 and 1583.

How to find the GCF of 1572 and 1583?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1572 and 1583. After we will calculate the factors of 1572 and 1583 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1572

Prime factors of 1572 are 2, 3, 131. Prime factorization of 1572 in exponential form is:

1572 = 2² × 3¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1583

Prime factors of 1583 are 1583. Prime factorization of 1583 in exponential form is:

1583 = 1583¹

Step-3: Factors of 1572

List of positive integer factors of 1572 that divides 1572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 131, 262, 393, 524, 786

Step-4: Factors of 1583

List of positive integer factors of 1583 that divides 1572 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1572 and 1583. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1572 and 1583 is 1.

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