What is the Greatest Common Factor of 582 and 592?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 582 and 592 is 2.

GCF(582,592) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 582 and 592, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 582 and 592.

How to find the GCF of 582 and 592?

We will first find the prime factorization of 582 and 592. After we will calculate the factors of 582 and 592 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 592

Prime factors of 592 are 2, 37. Prime factorization of 592 in exponential form is:

592 = 2⁴ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 582

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 592

List of positive integer factors of 592 that divides 582 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 37, 74, 148, 296

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 582 and 592. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 582 and 592 is 2.

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