What is the Greatest Common Factor of 575 and 586?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 575 and 586 is 1.

GCF(575,586) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 575 and 586, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 575 and 586.

How to find the GCF of 575 and 586?

We will first find the prime factorization of 575 and 586. After we will calculate the factors of 575 and 586 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 575

Prime factors of 575 are 5, 23. Prime factorization of 575 in exponential form is:

575 = 5² × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 586

Prime factors of 586 are 2, 293. Prime factorization of 586 in exponential form is:

586 = 2¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 575

List of positive integer factors of 575 that divides 575 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 25, 115

Step-4: Factors of 586

List of positive integer factors of 586 that divides 575 without a remainder.

1, 2, 293

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 575 and 586. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 575 and 586 is 1.

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