What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5957 and 5975?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5957 and 5975 is 1.

GCF(5957,5975) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5957 and 5975, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5957 and 5975.

How to find the GCF of 5957 and 5975?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5957 and 5975. After we will calculate the factors of 5957 and 5975 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5957

Prime factors of 5957 are 7, 23, 37. Prime factorization of 5957 in exponential form is:

5957 = 7¹ × 23¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 5975

Prime factors of 5975 are 5, 239. Prime factorization of 5975 in exponential form is:

5975 = 5² × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 5957

List of positive integer factors of 5957 that divides 5957 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 37, 161, 259, 851

Step-4: Factors of 5975

List of positive integer factors of 5975 that divides 5957 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 239, 1195

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5957 and 5975. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5957 and 5975 is 1.

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