What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5739 and 5751?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5739 and 5751 is 3.

GCF(5739,5751) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5739 and 5751, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5739 and 5751.

How to find the GCF of 5739 and 5751?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5739 and 5751. After we will calculate the factors of 5739 and 5751 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5739

Prime factors of 5739 are 3, 1913. Prime factorization of 5739 in exponential form is:

5739 = 3¹ × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5751

Prime factors of 5751 are 3, 71. Prime factorization of 5751 in exponential form is:

5751 = 3⁴ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 5739

List of positive integer factors of 5739 that divides 5739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1913

Step-4: Factors of 5751

List of positive integer factors of 5751 that divides 5739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 71, 81, 213, 639, 1917

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5739 and 5751. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5739 and 5751 is 3.

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