What is the Greatest Common Factor of 597 and 612?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 597 and 612 is 3.

GCF(597,612) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 597 and 612, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 597 and 612.

How to find the GCF of 597 and 612?

We will first find the prime factorization of 597 and 612. After we will calculate the factors of 597 and 612 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 597

Prime factors of 597 are 3, 199. Prime factorization of 597 in exponential form is:

597 = 3¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 612

Prime factors of 612 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 612 in exponential form is:

612 = 2² × 3² × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 597

List of positive integer factors of 597 that divides 597 without a remainder.

1, 3, 199

Step-4: Factors of 612

List of positive integer factors of 612 that divides 597 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 17, 18, 34, 36, 51, 68, 102, 153, 204, 306

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 597 and 612. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 597 and 612 is 3.

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