What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5851 and 5868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5851 and 5868 is 1.

GCF(5851,5868) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5851 and 5868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5851 and 5868.

How to find the GCF of 5851 and 5868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5851 and 5868. After we will calculate the factors of 5851 and 5868 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 5868

Prime factors of 5868 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 5868 in exponential form is:

5868 = 2² × 3² × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 5851

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

Step-4: Factors of 5868

List of positive integer factors of 5868 that divides 5851 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 163, 326, 489, 652, 978, 1467, 1956, 2934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5851 and 5868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5851 and 5868 is 1.

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