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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1592 and 1606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1592 and 1606 is 2.

GCF(1592,1606) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1592 and 1606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1592 and 1606.

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How to find the GCF of 1592 and 1606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1592 and 1606. After we will calculate the factors of 1592 and 1606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1592

Prime factors of 1592 are 2, 199. Prime factorization of 1592 in exponential form is:

1592 = 23 × 1991

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1606

Prime factors of 1606 are 2, 11, 73. Prime factorization of 1606 in exponential form is:

1606 = 21 × 111 × 731

Step-3: Factors of 1592

List of positive integer factors of 1592 that divides 1592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 199, 398, 796

Step-4: Factors of 1606

List of positive integer factors of 1606 that divides 1592 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 73, 146, 803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1592 and 1606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1592 and 1606 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1592 and 1606