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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 598 and 605?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 598 and 605 is 1.

GCF(598,605) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 598 and 605, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 598 and 605.

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How to find the GCF of 598 and 605?

We will first find the prime factorization of 598 and 605. After we will calculate the factors of 598 and 605 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 605

Prime factors of 605 are 5, 11. Prime factorization of 605 in exponential form is:

605 = 51 × 112

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 605

List of positive integer factors of 605 that divides 598 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 121

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 598 and 605. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 598 and 605 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 598 and 605