What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5794 and 5812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5794 and 5812 is 2.

GCF(5794,5812) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5794 and 5812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5794 and 5812.

How to find the GCF of 5794 and 5812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5794 and 5812. After we will calculate the factors of 5794 and 5812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5794

Prime factors of 5794 are 2, 2897. Prime factorization of 5794 in exponential form is:

5794 = 2¹ × 2897¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5812

Prime factors of 5812 are 2, 1453. Prime factorization of 5812 in exponential form is:

5812 = 2² × 1453¹

Step-3: Factors of 5794

List of positive integer factors of 5794 that divides 5794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2897

Step-4: Factors of 5812

List of positive integer factors of 5812 that divides 5794 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1453, 2906

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5794 and 5812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5794 and 5812 is 2.

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