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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 587 and 597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 587 and 597 is 1.

GCF(587,597) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 587 and 597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 587 and 597.

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How to find the GCF of 587 and 597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 587 and 597. After we will calculate the factors of 587 and 597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 587

Prime factors of 587 are 587. Prime factorization of 587 in exponential form is:

587 = 5871

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 597

Prime factors of 597 are 3, 199. Prime factorization of 597 in exponential form is:

597 = 31 × 1991

Step-3: Factors of 587

List of positive integer factors of 587 that divides 587 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 597

List of positive integer factors of 597 that divides 587 without a remainder.

1, 3, 199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 587 and 597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 587 and 597 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 587 and 597