What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5996 and 6003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5996 and 6003 is 1.

GCF(5996,6003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5996 and 6003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5996 and 6003.

How to find the GCF of 5996 and 6003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5996 and 6003. After we will calculate the factors of 5996 and 6003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5996

Prime factors of 5996 are 2, 1499. Prime factorization of 5996 in exponential form is:

5996 = 2² × 1499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6003

Prime factors of 6003 are 3, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 6003 in exponential form is:

6003 = 3² × 23¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 5996

List of positive integer factors of 5996 that divides 5996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1499, 2998

Step-4: Factors of 6003

List of positive integer factors of 6003 that divides 5996 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 29, 69, 87, 207, 261, 667, 2001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5996 and 6003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5996 and 6003 is 1.

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