What is the Greatest Common Factor of 577 and 591?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 577 and 591 is 1.

GCF(577,591) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 577 and 591, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 577 and 591.

How to find the GCF of 577 and 591?

We will first find the prime factorization of 577 and 591. After we will calculate the factors of 577 and 591 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 577

Prime factors of 577 are 577. Prime factorization of 577 in exponential form is:

577 = 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 591

Prime factors of 591 are 3, 197. Prime factorization of 591 in exponential form is:

591 = 3¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 577

List of positive integer factors of 577 that divides 577 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 591

List of positive integer factors of 591 that divides 577 without a remainder.

1, 3, 197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 577 and 591. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 577 and 591 is 1.

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