What is the Greatest Common Factor of 582 and 602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 582 and 602 is 2.

GCF(582,602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 582 and 602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 582 and 602.

How to find the GCF of 582 and 602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 582 and 602. After we will calculate the factors of 582 and 602 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 602

Prime factors of 602 are 2, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 602 in exponential form is:

602 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 43¹

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 602

List of positive integer factors of 602 that divides 582 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 43, 86, 301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 582 and 602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 582 and 602 is 2.

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