What is the Greatest Common Factor of 577 and 597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 577 and 597 is 1.

GCF(577,597) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 577 and 597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 577 and 597.

How to find the GCF of 577 and 597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 577 and 597. After we will calculate the factors of 577 and 597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 577

Prime factors of 577 are 577. Prime factorization of 577 in exponential form is:

577 = 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 597

Prime factors of 597 are 3, 199. Prime factorization of 597 in exponential form is:

597 = 3¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 577

List of positive integer factors of 577 that divides 577 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 597

List of positive integer factors of 597 that divides 577 without a remainder.

1, 3, 199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 577 and 597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 577 and 597 is 1.

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