What is the Greatest Common Factor of 574 and 594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 574 and 594 is 2.

GCF(574,594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 574 and 594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 574 and 594.

How to find the GCF of 574 and 594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 574 and 594. After we will calculate the factors of 574 and 594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 574

Prime factors of 574 are 2, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 574 in exponential form is:

574 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 594

Prime factors of 594 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 594 in exponential form is:

594 = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 574

List of positive integer factors of 574 that divides 574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 41, 82, 287

Step-4: Factors of 594

List of positive integer factors of 594 that divides 574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 54, 66, 99, 198, 297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 574 and 594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 574 and 594 is 2.

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