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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 560 and 579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 560 and 579 is 1.

GCF(560,579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 560 and 579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 560 and 579.

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How to find the GCF of 560 and 579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 560 and 579. After we will calculate the factors of 560 and 579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 560

Prime factors of 560 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 560 in exponential form is:

560 = 24 × 51 × 71

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 579

Prime factors of 579 are 3, 193. Prime factorization of 579 in exponential form is:

579 = 31 × 1931

Step-3: Factors of 560

List of positive integer factors of 560 that divides 560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 80, 112, 140, 280

Step-4: Factors of 579

List of positive integer factors of 579 that divides 560 without a remainder.

1, 3, 193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 560 and 579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 560 and 579 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 560 and 579