What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5968 and 5986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5968 and 5986 is 2.

GCF(5968,5986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5968 and 5986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5968 and 5986.

How to find the GCF of 5968 and 5986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5968 and 5986. After we will calculate the factors of 5968 and 5986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5968

Prime factors of 5968 are 2, 373. Prime factorization of 5968 in exponential form is:

5968 = 2⁴ × 373¹

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 5968

List of positive integer factors of 5968 that divides 5968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 373, 746, 1492, 2984

Step-4: Factors of 5986

List of positive integer factors of 5986 that divides 5968 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5968 and 5986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5968 and 5986 is 2.

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