What is the Greatest Common Factor of 598 and 602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 598 and 602 is 2.

GCF(598,602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 598 and 602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 598 and 602.

How to find the GCF of 598 and 602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 598 and 602. After we will calculate the factors of 598 and 602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 598

Prime factors of 598 are 2, 13, 23. Prime factorization of 598 in exponential form is:

598 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 23¹

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 598

List of positive integer factors of 598 that divides 598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 23, 26, 46, 299

Step-4: Factors of 602

List of positive integer factors of 602 that divides 598 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 598 and 602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 598 and 602 is 2.

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