What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5966 and 5986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5966 and 5986 is 2.

GCF(5966,5986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5966 and 5986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5966 and 5986.

How to find the GCF of 5966 and 5986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5966 and 5986. After we will calculate the factors of 5966 and 5986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 5986

Prime factors of 5986 are 2, 41, 73. Prime factorization of 5986 in exponential form is:

5986 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 5966

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 5986

List of positive integer factors of 5986 that divides 5966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 73, 82, 146, 2993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5966 and 5986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5966 and 5986 is 2.

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