What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5846 and 5862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5846 and 5862 is 2.

GCF(5846,5862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5846 and 5862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5846 and 5862.

How to find the GCF of 5846 and 5862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5846 and 5862. After we will calculate the factors of 5846 and 5862 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 5862

Prime factors of 5862 are 2, 3, 977. Prime factorization of 5862 in exponential form is:

5862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 977¹

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 5862

List of positive integer factors of 5862 that divides 5846 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 977, 1954, 2931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5846 and 5862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5846 and 5862 is 2.

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