Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 5979
GCF(204, 5979) = 3, Greatest common factor of 204 and 5979 is 3. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 5979. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 5979 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 204 and 5979.
Prime Factorization of 204 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 17 and Prime Factorization of 5979 is 1, 3, 1993.
- Factorize\( (204) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 17\)
- Factorize\( (5979) = \) \(1\times 3\times 1993\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 3) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(204, 5979) = 1\times 3 = 3\).
Greatest Common Factor of 204 and 5979 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 204 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 204
List of positive integers factors of 5979 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 3, 1993, 5979
As you can see, 3 is the greatest and common number that 204 and 5979 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 204 and 5979 is 3.
\(GCF(204, 5979) = 3\).
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