What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1587 and 1596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1587 and 1596 is 3.

GCF(1587,1596) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1587 and 1596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1587 and 1596.

How to find the GCF of 1587 and 1596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1587 and 1596. After we will calculate the factors of 1587 and 1596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1587

Prime factors of 1587 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 1587 in exponential form is:

1587 = 3¹ × 23²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1596

Prime factors of 1596 are 2, 3, 7, 19. Prime factorization of 1596 in exponential form is:

1596 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 1587

List of positive integer factors of 1587 that divides 1587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 529

Step-4: Factors of 1596

List of positive integer factors of 1596 that divides 1587 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 28, 38, 42, 57, 76, 84, 114, 133, 228, 266, 399, 532, 798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1587 and 1596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1587 and 1596 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1587 and 1596