What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1593 and 1609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1593 and 1609 is 1.

GCF(1593,1609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1593 and 1609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1593 and 1609.

How to find the GCF of 1593 and 1609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1593 and 1609. After we will calculate the factors of 1593 and 1609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1593

Prime factors of 1593 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 1593 in exponential form is:

1593 = 3³ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1609

Prime factors of 1609 are 1609. Prime factorization of 1609 in exponential form is:

1609 = 1609¹

Step-3: Factors of 1593

List of positive integer factors of 1593 that divides 1593 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 59, 177, 531

Step-4: Factors of 1609

List of positive integer factors of 1609 that divides 1593 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1593 and 1609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1593 and 1609 is 1.

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