What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5865 and 5879?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5865 and 5879 is 1.

GCF(5865,5879) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5865 and 5879, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5865 and 5879.

How to find the GCF of 5865 and 5879?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5865 and 5879. After we will calculate the factors of 5865 and 5879 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5865

Prime factors of 5865 are 3, 5, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 5865 in exponential form is:

5865 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5879

Prime factors of 5879 are 5879. Prime factorization of 5879 in exponential form is:

5879 = 5879¹

Step-3: Factors of 5865

List of positive integer factors of 5865 that divides 5865 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 17, 23, 51, 69, 85, 115, 255, 345, 391, 1173, 1955

Step-4: Factors of 5879

List of positive integer factors of 5879 that divides 5865 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5865 and 5879. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5865 and 5879 is 1.

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