What is the Greatest Common Factor of 593 and 601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 593 and 601 is 1.

GCF(593,601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 593 and 601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 593 and 601.

How to find the GCF of 593 and 601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 593 and 601. After we will calculate the factors of 593 and 601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 593

Prime factors of 593 are 593. Prime factorization of 593 in exponential form is:

593 = 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 601

Prime factors of 601 are 601. Prime factorization of 601 in exponential form is:

601 = 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 593

List of positive integer factors of 593 that divides 593 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 601

List of positive integer factors of 601 that divides 593 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 593 and 601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 593 and 601 is 1.

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