What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5946 and 5966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5946 and 5966 is 2.

GCF(5946,5966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5946 and 5966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5946 and 5966.

How to find the GCF of 5946 and 5966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5946 and 5966. After we will calculate the factors of 5946 and 5966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5946

Prime factors of 5946 are 2, 3, 991. Prime factorization of 5946 in exponential form is:

5946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5966

Prime factors of 5966 are 2, 19, 157. Prime factorization of 5966 in exponential form is:

5966 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 5946

List of positive integer factors of 5946 that divides 5946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 991, 1982, 2973

Step-4: Factors of 5966

List of positive integer factors of 5966 that divides 5946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 157, 314, 2983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5946 and 5966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5946 and 5966 is 2.

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