What is the Greatest Common Factor of 589 and 599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 589 and 599 is 1.

GCF(589,599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 589 and 599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 589 and 599.

How to find the GCF of 589 and 599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 589 and 599. After we will calculate the factors of 589 and 599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 589

Prime factors of 589 are 19, 31. Prime factorization of 589 in exponential form is:

589 = 19¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 599

Prime factors of 599 are 599. Prime factorization of 599 in exponential form is:

599 = 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 589

List of positive integer factors of 589 that divides 589 without a remainder.

1, 19, 31

Step-4: Factors of 599

List of positive integer factors of 599 that divides 589 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 589 and 599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 589 and 599 is 1.

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