What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57966 and 57976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57966 and 57976 is 2.

GCF(57966,57976) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57966 and 57976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57966 and 57976.

How to find the GCF of 57966 and 57976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57966 and 57976. After we will calculate the factors of 57966 and 57976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57966

Prime factors of 57966 are 2, 3, 9661. Prime factorization of 57966 in exponential form is:

57966 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57976

Prime factors of 57976 are 2, 7247. Prime factorization of 57976 in exponential form is:

57976 = 2³ × 7247¹

Step-3: Factors of 57966

List of positive integer factors of 57966 that divides 57966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9661, 19322, 28983

Step-4: Factors of 57976

List of positive integer factors of 57976 that divides 57966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 7247, 14494, 28988

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57966 and 57976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57966 and 57976 is 2.

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