What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5960 and 5966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5960 and 5966 is 2.

GCF(5960,5966) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5960 and 5966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5960 and 5966.

How to find the GCF of 5960 and 5966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5960 and 5966. After we will calculate the factors of 5960 and 5966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5960

Prime factors of 5960 are 2, 5, 149. Prime factorization of 5960 in exponential form is:

5960 = 2³ × 5¹ × 149¹

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 5960

List of positive integer factors of 5960 that divides 5960 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 149, 298, 596, 745, 1192, 1490, 2980

Step-4: Factors of 5966

List of positive integer factors of 5966 that divides 5960 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5960 and 5966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5960 and 5966 is 2.

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