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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 590 and 602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 590 and 602 is 2.

GCF(590,602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 590 and 602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 590 and 602.

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How to find the GCF of 590 and 602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 590 and 602. After we will calculate the factors of 590 and 602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 590

Prime factors of 590 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 590 in exponential form is:

590 = 21 × 51 × 591

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 590

List of positive integer factors of 590 that divides 590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 59, 118, 295

Step-4: Factors of 602

List of positive integer factors of 602 that divides 590 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 590 and 602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 590 and 602 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 590 and 602