What is the Greatest Common Factor of 594 and 600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 594 and 600 is 6.

GCF(594,600) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 594 and 600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 594 and 600.

How to find the GCF of 594 and 600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 594 and 600. After we will calculate the factors of 594 and 600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 594

Prime factors of 594 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 594 in exponential form is:

594 = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹

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 594

List of positive integer factors of 594 that divides 594 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 54, 66, 99, 198, 297

Step-4: Factors of 600

List of positive integer factors of 600 that divides 594 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 594 and 600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 594 and 600 is 6.

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