What is the Greatest Common Factor of 586 and 594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 586 and 594 is 2.

GCF(586,594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 586 and 594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 586 and 594.

How to find the GCF of 586 and 594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 586 and 594. After we will calculate the factors of 586 and 594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 586

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

586 = 2¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 594

Prime factors of 594 are 2, 3, 11. Prime factorization of 594 in exponential form is:

594 = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 586

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

1, 2, 293

Step-4: Factors of 594

List of positive integer factors of 594 that divides 586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, 54, 66, 99, 198, 297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 586 and 594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 586 and 594 is 2.

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