Greatest Common Factor of 5986 and 5988

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 5986, 5988 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 5986 and 5988 is 2.

GCF(5986,5988) = 2

GCF of 5986 and 5988

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 5986 and 5988

GCF of 5986 and 5988 is 2

Prime Factorization of 5986


2 5986
41 2993
73 73
1

Prime factors of 5986 are 2,41,73. Prime factorization of 5986 in exponential form is:

5986 = 21×411×731

Prime Factorization of 5988


2 5988
2 2994
3 1497
499 499
1

Prime factors of 5988 are 2,3,499. Prime factorization of 5988 in exponential form is:

5988 = 22×31×4991

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 5986 and 5988 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 5986 and 5988 by matching factors method

Factors of 5986

List of positive integer factors of 5986 that divides 5986 without a remainder.

1,2,41,73,82,146,2993,5986

Factors of 5988

List of positive integer factors of 5988 that divides 5988 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12,499,998,1497,1996,2994,5988

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 5986 and 5988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 5986 and 5988 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 5986 and 5988

Properties of GCF 5986 and 5988

(i) The GCF of 5986 and 5988 is associative

GCF of 5986 and 5988 = GCF of 5988 and 5986

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 5986 and 5988

1. What is the GCF of 5986 and 5988?

Answer: GCF of 5986 and 5988 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 5986?

Answer: Factors of 5986 are 1, 2, 41, 73, 82, 146, 2993, 5986. There are 8 integers that are factors of 5986. The greatest factor of 5986 is 5986.

3. What are the Factors of 5988?

Answer: Factors of 5988 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 499, 998, 1497, 1996, 2994, 5988. There are 12 integers that are factors of 5988. The greatest factor of 5988 is 5988.

4. How to Find the GCF of 5986 and 5988?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 5986 and 5988 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 5986

5986 = 2 x 41 x 73

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 5988

5988 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 499

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 5986 and 5988 is 2