What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35 and 40?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35 and 40 is 5.
GCF(35,40) = 5
We will now calculate the prime factors of 35 and 40, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35 and 40.
How to find the GCF of 35 and 40?
We will first find the prime factorization of 35 and 40. After we will calculate the factors of 35 and 40 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35
Prime factors of 35 are 5, 7. Prime factorization of 35 in exponential form is:
35 = 51 × 71
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 40
Prime factors of 40 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 40 in exponential form is:
40 = 23 × 51
Step-3: Factors of 35
List of positive integer factors of 35 that divides 35 without a remainder.
1, 5, 7
Step-4: Factors of 40
List of positive integer factors of 40 that divides 35 without a remainder.
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 35 and 40. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35 and 40 is 5.
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