What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5859 and 5868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5859 and 5868 is 9.

GCF(5859,5868) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5859 and 5868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5859 and 5868.

How to find the GCF of 5859 and 5868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5859 and 5868. After we will calculate the factors of 5859 and 5868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5859

Prime factors of 5859 are 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 5859 in exponential form is:

5859 = 3³ × 7¹ × 31¹

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 5859

List of positive integer factors of 5859 that divides 5859 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 31, 63, 93, 189, 217, 279, 651, 837, 1953

Step-4: Factors of 5868

List of positive integer factors of 5868 that divides 5859 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 5859 and 5868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5859 and 5868 is 9.

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