What is the Greatest Common Factor of 573 and 579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 573 and 579 is 3.

GCF(573,579) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 573 and 579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 573 and 579.

How to find the GCF of 573 and 579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 573 and 579. After we will calculate the factors of 573 and 579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 573

Prime factors of 573 are 3, 191. Prime factorization of 573 in exponential form is:

573 = 3¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 579

Prime factors of 579 are 3, 193. Prime factorization of 579 in exponential form is:

579 = 3¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 573

List of positive integer factors of 573 that divides 573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 191

Step-4: Factors of 579

List of positive integer factors of 579 that divides 573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 573 and 579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 573 and 579 is 3.

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