What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1579 and 1599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1579 and 1599 is 1.

GCF(1579,1599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1579 and 1599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1579 and 1599.

How to find the GCF of 1579 and 1599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1579 and 1599. After we will calculate the factors of 1579 and 1599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1579

Prime factors of 1579 are 1579. Prime factorization of 1579 in exponential form is:

1579 = 1579¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1599

Prime factors of 1599 are 3, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 1599 in exponential form is:

1599 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 1579

List of positive integer factors of 1579 that divides 1579 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1599

List of positive integer factors of 1599 that divides 1579 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 41, 123, 533

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1579 and 1599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1579 and 1599 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1579 and 1599