What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5796 and 5804?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5796 and 5804 is 4.

GCF(5796,5804) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5796 and 5804, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5796 and 5804.

How to find the GCF of 5796 and 5804?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5796 and 5804. After we will calculate the factors of 5796 and 5804 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5796

Prime factors of 5796 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 5796 in exponential form is:

5796 = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5804

Prime factors of 5804 are 2, 1451. Prime factorization of 5804 in exponential form is:

5804 = 2² × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 5796

List of positive integer factors of 5796 that divides 5796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 23, 28, 36, 42, 46, 63, 69, 84, 92, 126, 138, 161, 207, 252, 276, 322, 414, 483, 644, 828, 966, 1449, 1932, 2898

Step-4: Factors of 5804

List of positive integer factors of 5804 that divides 5796 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1451, 2902

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5796 and 5804. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5796 and 5804 is 4.

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