What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5931 and 5943?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5931 and 5943 is 3.

GCF(5931,5943) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5931 and 5943, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5931 and 5943.

How to find the GCF of 5931 and 5943?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5931 and 5943. After we will calculate the factors of 5931 and 5943 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5931

Prime factors of 5931 are 3, 659. Prime factorization of 5931 in exponential form is:

5931 = 3² × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5943

Prime factors of 5943 are 3, 7, 283. Prime factorization of 5943 in exponential form is:

5943 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 5931

List of positive integer factors of 5931 that divides 5931 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 659, 1977

Step-4: Factors of 5943

List of positive integer factors of 5943 that divides 5931 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 283, 849, 1981

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5931 and 5943. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5931 and 5943 is 3.

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