What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5842 and 5857?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5842 and 5857 is 1.

GCF(5842,5857) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5842 and 5857, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5842 and 5857.

How to find the GCF of 5842 and 5857?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5842 and 5857. After we will calculate the factors of 5842 and 5857 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 5857

Prime factors of 5857 are 5857. Prime factorization of 5857 in exponential form is:

5857 = 5857¹

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 5857

List of positive integer factors of 5857 that divides 5842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5842 and 5857. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5842 and 5857 is 1.

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