Greatest Common Factor of 579 and 582

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 579, 582 i.e. 3 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 579 and 582 is 3.

GCF(579,582) = 3

GCF of 579 and 582

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 579 and 582

GCF of 579 and 582 is 3

Prime Factorization of 579


3 579
193 193
1

Prime factors of 579 are 3,193. Prime factorization of 579 in exponential form is:

579 = 31×1931

Prime Factorization of 582


2 582
3 291
97 97
1

Prime factors of 582 are 2,3,97. Prime factorization of 582 in exponential form is:

582 = 21×31×971

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 579 and 582 is 3

Greatest Common Factor of 579 and 582 by matching factors method

Factors of 579

List of positive integer factors of 579 that divides 579 without a remainder.

1,3,193,579

Factors of 582

List of positive integer factors of 582 that divides 582 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,97,194,291,582

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 579 and 582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 579 and 582 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 579 and 582

Properties of GCF 579 and 582

(i) The GCF of 579 and 582 is associative

GCF of 579 and 582 = GCF of 582 and 579

Related Greatest Common Factor of 579

Related Greatest Common Factor of 582

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 579 and 582

1. What is the GCF of 579 and 582?

Answer: GCF of 579 and 582 is 3.

2. What are the Factors of 579?

Answer: Factors of 579 are 1, 3, 193, 579. There are 4 integers that are factors of 579. The greatest factor of 579 is 579.

3. What are the Factors of 582?

Answer: Factors of 582 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 97, 194, 291, 582. There are 8 integers that are factors of 582. The greatest factor of 582 is 582.

4. How to Find the GCF of 579 and 582?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 579 and 582 = 3

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 579

579 = 3 x 193

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 582

582 = 2 x 3 x 97

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 3

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 579 and 582 is 3