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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 559 and 566?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 559 and 566 is 1.

GCF(559,566) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 559 and 566, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 559 and 566.

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How to find the GCF of 559 and 566?

We will first find the prime factorization of 559 and 566. After we will calculate the factors of 559 and 566 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 559

Prime factors of 559 are 13, 43. Prime factorization of 559 in exponential form is:

559 = 131 × 431

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 566

Prime factors of 566 are 2, 283. Prime factorization of 566 in exponential form is:

566 = 21 × 2831

Step-3: Factors of 559

List of positive integer factors of 559 that divides 559 without a remainder.

1, 13, 43

Step-4: Factors of 566

List of positive integer factors of 566 that divides 559 without a remainder.

1, 2, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 559 and 566. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 559 and 566 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 559 and 566