What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35142 and 35162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35142 and 35162 is 2.

GCF(35142,35162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35142 and 35162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35142 and 35162.

How to find the GCF of 35142 and 35162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35142 and 35162. After we will calculate the factors of 35142 and 35162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 35162

Prime factors of 35162 are 2, 17581. Prime factorization of 35162 in exponential form is:

35162 = 2¹ × 17581¹

Step-3: Factors of 35142

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 35162

List of positive integer factors of 35162 that divides 35142 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17581

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35142 and 35162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35142 and 35162 is 2.

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