What is the Greatest Common Factor of 595 and 608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 595 and 608 is 1.

GCF(595,608) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 595 and 608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 595 and 608.

How to find the GCF of 595 and 608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 595 and 608. After we will calculate the factors of 595 and 608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 595

Prime factors of 595 are 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 595 in exponential form is:

595 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 608

Prime factors of 608 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 608 in exponential form is:

608 = 2⁵ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 595

List of positive integer factors of 595 that divides 595 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 17, 35, 85, 119

Step-4: Factors of 608

List of positive integer factors of 608 that divides 595 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 19, 32, 38, 76, 152, 304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 595 and 608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 595 and 608 is 1.

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