What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5943 and 5949?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5943 and 5949 is 3.

GCF(5943,5949) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5943 and 5949, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5943 and 5949.

How to find the GCF of 5943 and 5949?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5943 and 5949. After we will calculate the factors of 5943 and 5949 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5943

Prime factors of 5943 are 3, 7, 283. Prime factorization of 5943 in exponential form is:

5943 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5949

Prime factors of 5949 are 3, 661. Prime factorization of 5949 in exponential form is:

5949 = 3² × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 5943

List of positive integer factors of 5943 that divides 5943 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 283, 849, 1981

Step-4: Factors of 5949

List of positive integer factors of 5949 that divides 5943 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 661, 1983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5943 and 5949. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5943 and 5949 is 3.

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