What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1573 and 1587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1573 and 1587 is 1.

GCF(1573,1587) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1573 and 1587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1573 and 1587.

How to find the GCF of 1573 and 1587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1573 and 1587. After we will calculate the factors of 1573 and 1587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1573

Prime factors of 1573 are 11, 13. Prime factorization of 1573 in exponential form is:

1573 = 11² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1587

Prime factors of 1587 are 3, 23. Prime factorization of 1587 in exponential form is:

1587 = 3¹ × 23²

Step-3: Factors of 1573

List of positive integer factors of 1573 that divides 1573 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 121, 143

Step-4: Factors of 1587

List of positive integer factors of 1587 that divides 1573 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 529

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1573 and 1587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1573 and 1587 is 1.

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