What is the Greatest Common Factor of 596 and 611?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 596 and 611 is 1.

GCF(596,611) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 596 and 611, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 596 and 611.

How to find the GCF of 596 and 611?

We will first find the prime factorization of 596 and 611. After we will calculate the factors of 596 and 611 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 596

Prime factors of 596 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 596 in exponential form is:

596 = 2² × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 611

Prime factors of 611 are 13, 47. Prime factorization of 611 in exponential form is:

611 = 13¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 596

List of positive integer factors of 596 that divides 596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 149, 298

Step-4: Factors of 611

List of positive integer factors of 611 that divides 596 without a remainder.

1, 13, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 596 and 611. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 596 and 611 is 1.

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