What is the Greatest Common Factor of 576 and 582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 576 and 582 is 6.

GCF(576,582) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 576 and 582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 576 and 582.

How to find the GCF of 576 and 582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 576 and 582. After we will calculate the factors of 576 and 582 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 576

Prime factors of 576 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 576 in exponential form is:

576 = 2⁶ × 3²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 582

Prime factors of 582 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 582 in exponential form is:

582 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 576

List of positive integer factors of 576 that divides 576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64, 72, 96, 144, 192, 288

Step-4: Factors of 582

List of positive integer factors of 582 that divides 576 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 97, 194, 291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 576 and 582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 576 and 582 is 6.

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