What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5842 and 5856?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5842 and 5856 is 2.

GCF(5842,5856) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5842 and 5856, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5842 and 5856.

How to find the GCF of 5842 and 5856?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5842 and 5856. After we will calculate the factors of 5842 and 5856 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 5856

Prime factors of 5856 are 2, 3, 61. Prime factorization of 5856 in exponential form is:

5856 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 61¹

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 5856

List of positive integer factors of 5856 that divides 5842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 61, 96, 122, 183, 244, 366, 488, 732, 976, 1464, 1952, 2928

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5842 and 5856. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5842 and 5856 is 2.

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