What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5972 and 5987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5972 and 5987 is 1.

GCF(5972,5987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5972 and 5987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5972 and 5987.

How to find the GCF of 5972 and 5987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5972 and 5987. After we will calculate the factors of 5972 and 5987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5972

Prime factors of 5972 are 2, 1493. Prime factorization of 5972 in exponential form is:

5972 = 2² × 1493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5987

Prime factors of 5987 are 5987. Prime factorization of 5987 in exponential form is:

5987 = 5987¹

Step-3: Factors of 5972

List of positive integer factors of 5972 that divides 5972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1493, 2986

Step-4: Factors of 5987

List of positive integer factors of 5987 that divides 5972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5972 and 5987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5972 and 5987 is 1.

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