What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5916 and 5927?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5916 and 5927 is 1.

GCF(5916,5927) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5916 and 5927, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5916 and 5927.

How to find the GCF of 5916 and 5927?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5916 and 5927. After we will calculate the factors of 5916 and 5927 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5916

Prime factors of 5916 are 2, 3, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 5916 in exponential form is:

5916 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5927

Prime factors of 5927 are 5927. Prime factorization of 5927 in exponential form is:

5927 = 5927¹

Step-3: Factors of 5916

List of positive integer factors of 5916 that divides 5916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 29, 34, 51, 58, 68, 87, 102, 116, 174, 204, 348, 493, 986, 1479, 1972, 2958

Step-4: Factors of 5927

List of positive integer factors of 5927 that divides 5916 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5916 and 5927. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5916 and 5927 is 1.

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