What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57991 and 57996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57991 and 57996 is 1.

GCF(57991,57996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57991 and 57996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57991 and 57996.

How to find the GCF of 57991 and 57996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57991 and 57996. After we will calculate the factors of 57991 and 57996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57991

Prime factors of 57991 are 57991. Prime factorization of 57991 in exponential form is:

57991 = 57991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57996

Prime factors of 57996 are 2, 3, 179. Prime factorization of 57996 in exponential form is:

57996 = 2² × 3⁴ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 57991

List of positive integer factors of 57991 that divides 57991 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 57996

List of positive integer factors of 57996 that divides 57991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 179, 324, 358, 537, 716, 1074, 1611, 2148, 3222, 4833, 6444, 9666, 14499, 19332, 28998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57991 and 57996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57991 and 57996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 57991 and 57996