What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5950 and 5956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5950 and 5956 is 2.

GCF(5950,5956) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5950 and 5956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5950 and 5956.

How to find the GCF of 5950 and 5956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5950 and 5956. After we will calculate the factors of 5950 and 5956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5950

Prime factors of 5950 are 2, 5, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 5950 in exponential form is:

5950 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5956

Prime factors of 5956 are 2, 1489. Prime factorization of 5956 in exponential form is:

5956 = 2² × 1489¹

Step-3: Factors of 5950

List of positive integer factors of 5950 that divides 5950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 25, 34, 35, 50, 70, 85, 119, 170, 175, 238, 350, 425, 595, 850, 1190, 2975

Step-4: Factors of 5956

List of positive integer factors of 5956 that divides 5950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1489, 2978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5950 and 5956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5950 and 5956 is 2.

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