What is the Greatest Common Factor of 593 and 609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 593 and 609 is 1.

GCF(593,609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 593 and 609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 593 and 609.

How to find the GCF of 593 and 609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 593 and 609. After we will calculate the factors of 593 and 609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 593

Prime factors of 593 are 593. Prime factorization of 593 in exponential form is:

593 = 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 609

Prime factors of 609 are 3, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 609 in exponential form is:

609 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 593

List of positive integer factors of 593 that divides 593 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 609

List of positive integer factors of 609 that divides 593 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 29, 87, 203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 593 and 609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 593 and 609 is 1.

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