What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5832 and 5850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5832 and 5850 is 18.

GCF(5832,5850) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5832 and 5850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5832 and 5850.

How to find the GCF of 5832 and 5850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5832 and 5850. After we will calculate the factors of 5832 and 5850 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5832

Prime factors of 5832 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 5832 in exponential form is:

5832 = 2³ × 3⁶

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5850

Prime factors of 5850 are 2, 3, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 5850 in exponential form is:

5850 = 2¹ × 3² × 5² × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 5832

List of positive integer factors of 5832 that divides 5832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 81, 108, 162, 216, 243, 324, 486, 648, 729, 972, 1458, 1944, 2916

Step-4: Factors of 5850

List of positive integer factors of 5850 that divides 5832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18, 25, 26, 30, 39, 45, 50, 65, 75, 78, 90, 117, 130, 150, 195, 225, 234, 325, 390, 450, 585, 650, 975, 1170, 1950, 2925

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5832 and 5850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5832 and 5850 is 18.

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