What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5817 and 5823?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5817 and 5823 is 3.

GCF(5817,5823) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5817 and 5823, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5817 and 5823.

How to find the GCF of 5817 and 5823?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5817 and 5823. After we will calculate the factors of 5817 and 5823 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5817

Prime factors of 5817 are 3, 7, 277. Prime factorization of 5817 in exponential form is:

5817 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5823

Prime factors of 5823 are 3, 647. Prime factorization of 5823 in exponential form is:

5823 = 3² × 647¹

Step-3: Factors of 5817

List of positive integer factors of 5817 that divides 5817 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 277, 831, 1939

Step-4: Factors of 5823

List of positive integer factors of 5823 that divides 5817 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 647, 1941

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5817 and 5823. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5817 and 5823 is 3.

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