What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1590 and 1594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1590 and 1594 is 2.

GCF(1590,1594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1590 and 1594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1590 and 1594.

How to find the GCF of 1590 and 1594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1590 and 1594. After we will calculate the factors of 1590 and 1594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1590

Prime factors of 1590 are 2, 3, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 1590 in exponential form is:

1590 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1594

Prime factors of 1594 are 2, 797. Prime factorization of 1594 in exponential form is:

1594 = 2¹ × 797¹

Step-3: Factors of 1590

List of positive integer factors of 1590 that divides 1590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 53, 106, 159, 265, 318, 530, 795

Step-4: Factors of 1594

List of positive integer factors of 1594 that divides 1590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1590 and 1594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1590 and 1594 is 2.

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