What is the Greatest Common Factor of 587 and 600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 587 and 600 is 1.

GCF(587,600) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 587 and 600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 587 and 600.

How to find the GCF of 587 and 600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 587 and 600. After we will calculate the factors of 587 and 600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 587

Prime factors of 587 are 587. Prime factorization of 587 in exponential form is:

587 = 587¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 600

Prime factors of 600 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 600 in exponential form is:

600 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5²

Step-3: Factors of 587

List of positive integer factors of 587 that divides 587 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 600

List of positive integer factors of 600 that divides 587 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 120, 150, 200, 300

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 587 and 600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 587 and 600 is 1.

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