What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5842 and 5847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5842 and 5847 is 1.

GCF(5842,5847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5842 and 5847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5842 and 5847.

How to find the GCF of 5842 and 5847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5842 and 5847. After we will calculate the factors of 5842 and 5847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5842

Prime factors of 5842 are 2, 23, 127. Prime factorization of 5842 in exponential form is:

5842 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5847

Prime factors of 5847 are 3, 1949. Prime factorization of 5847 in exponential form is:

5847 = 3¹ × 1949¹

Step-3: Factors of 5842

List of positive integer factors of 5842 that divides 5842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 127, 254, 2921

Step-4: Factors of 5847

List of positive integer factors of 5847 that divides 5842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5842 and 5847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5842 and 5847 is 1.

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