Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 5898
GCF(932, 5898) = 2, Greatest common factor of 932 and 5898 is 2. 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 932 and 5898. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 5898 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 932 and 5898.
Prime Factorization of 932 is 1, 2, 2, 233 and Prime Factorization of 5898 is 1, 2, 3, 983.
- Factorize\( (932) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 233\)
- Factorize\( (5898) = \) \(1\times 2\times 3\times 983\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(932, 5898) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 5898 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 932 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 233, 466, 932
List of positive integers factors of 5898 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 6, 983, 1966, 2949, 5898
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 932 and 5898 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 932 and 5898 is 2.
\(GCF(932, 5898) = 2\).
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