What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5855 and 5869?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5855 and 5869 is 1.

GCF(5855,5869) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5855 and 5869, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5855 and 5869.

How to find the GCF of 5855 and 5869?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5855 and 5869. After we will calculate the factors of 5855 and 5869 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5855

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

5855 = 5¹ × 1171¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5869

Prime factors of 5869 are 5869. Prime factorization of 5869 in exponential form is:

5869 = 5869¹

Step-3: Factors of 5855

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

1, 5, 1171

Step-4: Factors of 5869

List of positive integer factors of 5869 that divides 5855 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5855 and 5869. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5855 and 5869 is 1.

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