What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5851 and 5855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5851 and 5855 is 1.

GCF(5851,5855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5851 and 5855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5851 and 5855.

How to find the GCF of 5851 and 5855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5851 and 5855. After we will calculate the factors of 5851 and 5855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5851

Prime factors of 5851 are 5851. Prime factorization of 5851 in exponential form is:

5851 = 5851¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5855

Prime factors of 5855 are 5, 1171. Prime factorization of 5855 in exponential form is:

5855 = 5¹ × 1171¹

Step-3: Factors of 5851

List of positive integer factors of 5851 that divides 5851 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 5855

List of positive integer factors of 5855 that divides 5851 without a remainder.

1, 5, 1171

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5851 and 5855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5851 and 5855 is 1.

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