What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5854 and 5858?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5854 and 5858 is 2.

GCF(5854,5858) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5854 and 5858, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5854 and 5858.

How to find the GCF of 5854 and 5858?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5854 and 5858. After we will calculate the factors of 5854 and 5858 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5854

Prime factors of 5854 are 2, 2927. Prime factorization of 5854 in exponential form is:

5854 = 2¹ × 2927¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5858

Prime factors of 5858 are 2, 29, 101. Prime factorization of 5858 in exponential form is:

5858 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 5854

List of positive integer factors of 5854 that divides 5854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2927

Step-4: Factors of 5858

List of positive integer factors of 5858 that divides 5854 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 101, 202, 2929

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5854 and 5858. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5854 and 5858 is 2.

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