What is the Greatest Common Factor of 20599 and 20617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 20599 and 20617 is 1.

GCF(20599,20617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 20599 and 20617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 20599 and 20617.

How to find the GCF of 20599 and 20617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 20599 and 20617. After we will calculate the factors of 20599 and 20617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 20599

Prime factors of 20599 are 20599. Prime factorization of 20599 in exponential form is:

20599 = 20599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 20617

Prime factors of 20617 are 53, 389. Prime factorization of 20617 in exponential form is:

20617 = 53¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 20599

List of positive integer factors of 20599 that divides 20599 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 20617

List of positive integer factors of 20617 that divides 20599 without a remainder.

1, 53, 389

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 20599 and 20617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 20599 and 20617 is 1.

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