What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1587 and 1607?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1587 and 1607 is 1.

GCF(1587,1607) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1587 and 1607, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1587 and 1607.

How to find the GCF of 1587 and 1607?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1587 and 1607. After we will calculate the factors of 1587 and 1607 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 1607

Prime factors of 1607 are 1607. Prime factorization of 1607 in exponential form is:

1607 = 1607¹

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 1607

List of positive integer factors of 1607 that divides 1587 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1587 and 1607. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1587 and 1607 is 1.

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