What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35138 and 35142?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35138 and 35142 is 2.

GCF(35138,35142) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35138 and 35142, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35138 and 35142.

How to find the GCF of 35138 and 35142?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35138 and 35142. After we will calculate the factors of 35138 and 35142 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35138

Prime factors of 35138 are 2, 17569. Prime factorization of 35138 in exponential form is:

35138 = 2¹ × 17569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35142

Prime factors of 35142 are 2, 3, 5857. Prime factorization of 35142 in exponential form is:

35142 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5857¹

Step-3: Factors of 35138

List of positive integer factors of 35138 that divides 35138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17569

Step-4: Factors of 35142

List of positive integer factors of 35142 that divides 35138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5857, 11714, 17571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35138 and 35142. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35138 and 35142 is 2.

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