What is the Greatest Common Factor of 578 and 586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 578 and 586 is 2.

GCF(578,586) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 578 and 586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 578 and 586.

How to find the GCF of 578 and 586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 578 and 586. After we will calculate the factors of 578 and 586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 578

Prime factors of 578 are 2, 17. Prime factorization of 578 in exponential form is:

578 = 2¹ × 17²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 586

Prime factors of 586 are 2, 293. Prime factorization of 586 in exponential form is:

586 = 2¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 578

List of positive integer factors of 578 that divides 578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 289

Step-4: Factors of 586

List of positive integer factors of 586 that divides 578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 578 and 586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 578 and 586 is 2.

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