What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1589 and 1600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1589 and 1600 is 1.

GCF(1589,1600) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1589 and 1600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1589 and 1600.

How to find the GCF of 1589 and 1600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1589 and 1600. After we will calculate the factors of 1589 and 1600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1589

Prime factors of 1589 are 7, 227. Prime factorization of 1589 in exponential form is:

1589 = 7¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1600

Prime factors of 1600 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 1600 in exponential form is:

1600 = 2⁶ × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 1589

List of positive integer factors of 1589 that divides 1589 without a remainder.

1, 7, 227

Step-4: Factors of 1600

List of positive integer factors of 1600 that divides 1589 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 160, 200, 320, 400, 800

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1589 and 1600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1589 and 1600 is 1.

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