What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5996 and 6015?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5996 and 6015 is 1.

GCF(5996,6015) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5996 and 6015, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5996 and 6015.

How to find the GCF of 5996 and 6015?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5996 and 6015. After we will calculate the factors of 5996 and 6015 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 6015

Prime factors of 6015 are 3, 5, 401. Prime factorization of 6015 in exponential form is:

6015 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 401¹

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 6015

List of positive integer factors of 6015 that divides 5996 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 401, 1203, 2005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5996 and 6015. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5996 and 6015 is 1.

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