What is the Greatest Common Factor of 5997 and 6009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5997 and 6009 is 3.

GCF(5997,6009) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 5997 and 6009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 5997 and 6009.

How to find the GCF of 5997 and 6009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 5997 and 6009. After we will calculate the factors of 5997 and 6009 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 5997

Prime factors of 5997 are 3, 1999. Prime factorization of 5997 in exponential form is:

5997 = 3¹ × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6009

Prime factors of 6009 are 3, 2003. Prime factorization of 6009 in exponential form is:

6009 = 3¹ × 2003¹

Step-3: Factors of 5997

List of positive integer factors of 5997 that divides 5997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1999

Step-4: Factors of 6009

List of positive integer factors of 6009 that divides 5997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5997 and 6009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5997 and 6009 is 3.

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