What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5955 and 5969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5955 and 5969 is 1.

GCF(5955,5969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5955 and 5969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5955 and 5969.

How to find the GCF of 5955 and 5969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5955 and 5969. After we will calculate the factors of 5955 and 5969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5955

Prime factors of 5955 are 3, 5, 397. Prime factorization of 5955 in exponential form is:

5955 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 397¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5969

Prime factors of 5969 are 47, 127. Prime factorization of 5969 in exponential form is:

5969 = 47¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 5955

List of positive integer factors of 5955 that divides 5955 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 397, 1191, 1985

Step-4: Factors of 5969

List of positive integer factors of 5969 that divides 5955 without a remainder.

1, 47, 127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5955 and 5969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5955 and 5969 is 1.

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