What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5967 and 5974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5967 and 5974 is 1.

GCF(5967,5974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5967 and 5974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5967 and 5974.

How to find the GCF of 5967 and 5974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5967 and 5974. After we will calculate the factors of 5967 and 5974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5967

Prime factors of 5967 are 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 5967 in exponential form is:

5967 = 3³ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5974

Prime factors of 5974 are 2, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 5974 in exponential form is:

5974 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 5967

List of positive integer factors of 5967 that divides 5967 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 17, 27, 39, 51, 117, 153, 221, 351, 459, 663, 1989

Step-4: Factors of 5974

List of positive integer factors of 5974 that divides 5967 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 103, 206, 2987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5967 and 5974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5967 and 5974 is 1.

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