What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5988 and 6007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5988 and 6007 is 1.

GCF(5988,6007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5988 and 6007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5988 and 6007.

How to find the GCF of 5988 and 6007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5988 and 6007. After we will calculate the factors of 5988 and 6007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5988

Prime factors of 5988 are 2, 3, 499. Prime factorization of 5988 in exponential form is:

5988 = 2² × 3¹ × 499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6007

Prime factors of 6007 are 6007. Prime factorization of 6007 in exponential form is:

6007 = 6007¹

Step-3: Factors of 5988

List of positive integer factors of 5988 that divides 5988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994

Step-4: Factors of 6007

List of positive integer factors of 6007 that divides 5988 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5988 and 6007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5988 and 6007 is 1.

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