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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5868 and 5874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5868 and 5874 is 6.

GCF(5868,5874) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5868 and 5874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5868 and 5874.

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How to find the GCF of 5868 and 5874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5868 and 5874. After we will calculate the factors of 5868 and 5874 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5874

Prime factors of 5874 are 2, 3, 11, 89. Prime factorization of 5874 in exponential form is:

5874 = 21 × 31 × 111 × 891

Step-3: Factors of 5868

List of positive integer factors of 5868 that divides 5868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 163, 326, 489, 652, 978, 1467, 1956, 2934

Step-4: Factors of 5874

List of positive integer factors of 5874 that divides 5868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 89, 178, 267, 534, 979, 1958, 2937

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5868 and 5874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5868 and 5874 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5868 and 5874