What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5846 and 5861?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5846 and 5861 is 1.

GCF(5846,5861) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5846 and 5861, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5846 and 5861.

How to find the GCF of 5846 and 5861?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5846 and 5861. After we will calculate the factors of 5846 and 5861 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5846

Prime factors of 5846 are 2, 37, 79. Prime factorization of 5846 in exponential form is:

5846 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5861

Prime factors of 5861 are 5861. Prime factorization of 5861 in exponential form is:

5861 = 5861¹

Step-3: Factors of 5846

List of positive integer factors of 5846 that divides 5846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 79, 158, 2923

Step-4: Factors of 5861

List of positive integer factors of 5861 that divides 5846 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5846 and 5861. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5846 and 5861 is 1.

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