What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5990 and 6006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5990 and 6006 is 2.

GCF(5990,6006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5990 and 6006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5990 and 6006.

How to find the GCF of 5990 and 6006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5990 and 6006. After we will calculate the factors of 5990 and 6006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5990

Prime factors of 5990 are 2, 5, 599. Prime factorization of 5990 in exponential form is:

5990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6006

Prime factors of 6006 are 2, 3, 7, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 6006 in exponential form is:

6006 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 5990

List of positive integer factors of 5990 that divides 5990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 599, 1198, 2995

Step-4: Factors of 6006

List of positive integer factors of 6006 that divides 5990 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 21, 22, 26, 33, 39, 42, 66, 77, 78, 91, 143, 154, 182, 231, 273, 286, 429, 462, 546, 858, 1001, 2002, 3003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5990 and 6006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5990 and 6006 is 2.

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