What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1576 and 1594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1576 and 1594 is 2.

GCF(1576,1594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1576 and 1594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1576 and 1594.

How to find the GCF of 1576 and 1594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1576 and 1594. After we will calculate the factors of 1576 and 1594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1576

Prime factors of 1576 are 2, 197. Prime factorization of 1576 in exponential form is:

1576 = 2³ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1594

Prime factors of 1594 are 2, 797. Prime factorization of 1594 in exponential form is:

1594 = 2¹ × 797¹

Step-3: Factors of 1576

List of positive integer factors of 1576 that divides 1576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 197, 394, 788

Step-4: Factors of 1594

List of positive integer factors of 1594 that divides 1576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1576 and 1594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1576 and 1594 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1576 and 1594