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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 601 and 617?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 601 and 617 is 1.

GCF(601,617) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 601 and 617, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 601 and 617.

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How to find the GCF of 601 and 617?

We will first find the prime factorization of 601 and 617. After we will calculate the factors of 601 and 617 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 601

Prime factors of 601 are 601. Prime factorization of 601 in exponential form is:

601 = 6011

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 617

Prime factors of 617 are 617. Prime factorization of 617 in exponential form is:

617 = 6171

Step-3: Factors of 601

List of positive integer factors of 601 that divides 601 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 617

List of positive integer factors of 617 that divides 601 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 601 and 617. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 601 and 617 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 601 and 617