What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5865 and 5883?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5865 and 5883 is 3.

GCF(5865,5883) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5865 and 5883, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5865 and 5883.

How to find the GCF of 5865 and 5883?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5865 and 5883. After we will calculate the factors of 5865 and 5883 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 5883

Prime factors of 5883 are 3, 37, 53. Prime factorization of 5883 in exponential form is:

5883 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 53¹

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 5883

List of positive integer factors of 5883 that divides 5865 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 53, 111, 159, 1961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5865 and 5883. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5865 and 5883 is 3.

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