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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 582 and 597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 582 and 597 is 3.

GCF(582,597) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 582 and 597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 582 and 597.

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How to find the GCF of 582 and 597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 582 and 597. After we will calculate the factors of 582 and 597 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 597

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

597 = 31 × 1991

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 597

List of positive integer factors of 597 that divides 582 without a remainder.

1, 3, 199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 582 and 597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 582 and 597 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 582 and 597