What is the Greatest Common Factor of 583 and 588?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 583 and 588 is 1.

GCF(583,588) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 583 and 588, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 583 and 588.

How to find the GCF of 583 and 588?

We will first find the prime factorization of 583 and 588. After we will calculate the factors of 583 and 588 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 583

Prime factors of 583 are 11, 53. Prime factorization of 583 in exponential form is:

583 = 11¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 588

Prime factors of 588 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 588 in exponential form is:

588 = 2² × 3¹ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 583

List of positive integer factors of 583 that divides 583 without a remainder.

1, 11, 53

Step-4: Factors of 588

List of positive integer factors of 588 that divides 583 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 49, 84, 98, 147, 196, 294

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 583 and 588. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 583 and 588 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 583 and 588