What is the Greatest Common Factor of 601 and 618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 601 and 618 is 1.

GCF(601,618) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 601 and 618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 601 and 618.

How to find the GCF of 601 and 618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 601 and 618. After we will calculate the factors of 601 and 618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 601

Prime factors of 601 are 601. Prime factorization of 601 in exponential form is:

601 = 601¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 618

Prime factors of 618 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 618 in exponential form is:

618 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 601

List of positive integer factors of 601 that divides 601 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 618

List of positive integer factors of 618 that divides 601 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 103, 206, 309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 601 and 618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 601 and 618 is 1.

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