What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5942 and 5947?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5942 and 5947 is 1.

GCF(5942,5947) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5942 and 5947, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5942 and 5947.

How to find the GCF of 5942 and 5947?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5942 and 5947. After we will calculate the factors of 5942 and 5947 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5942

Prime factors of 5942 are 2, 2971. Prime factorization of 5942 in exponential form is:

5942 = 2¹ × 2971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5947

Prime factors of 5947 are 19, 313. Prime factorization of 5947 in exponential form is:

5947 = 19¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 5942

List of positive integer factors of 5942 that divides 5942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 2971

Step-4: Factors of 5947

List of positive integer factors of 5947 that divides 5942 without a remainder.

1, 19, 313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5942 and 5947. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5942 and 5947 is 1.

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