What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5964 and 5973?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5964 and 5973 is 3.

GCF(5964,5973) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5964 and 5973, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5964 and 5973.

How to find the GCF of 5964 and 5973?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5964 and 5973. After we will calculate the factors of 5964 and 5973 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5964

Prime factors of 5964 are 2, 3, 7, 71. Prime factorization of 5964 in exponential form is:

5964 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5973

Prime factors of 5973 are 3, 11, 181. Prime factorization of 5973 in exponential form is:

5973 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 5964

List of positive integer factors of 5964 that divides 5964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 71, 84, 142, 213, 284, 426, 497, 852, 994, 1491, 1988, 2982

Step-4: Factors of 5973

List of positive integer factors of 5973 that divides 5964 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 181, 543, 1991

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5964 and 5973. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5964 and 5973 is 3.

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