What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35436 and 35452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35436 and 35452 is 4.

GCF(35436,35452) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35436 and 35452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35436 and 35452.

How to find the GCF of 35436 and 35452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35436 and 35452. After we will calculate the factors of 35436 and 35452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35436

Prime factors of 35436 are 2, 3, 2953. Prime factorization of 35436 in exponential form is:

35436 = 2² × 3¹ × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35452

Prime factors of 35452 are 2, 8863. Prime factorization of 35452 in exponential form is:

35452 = 2² × 8863¹

Step-3: Factors of 35436

List of positive integer factors of 35436 that divides 35436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2953, 5906, 8859, 11812, 17718

Step-4: Factors of 35452

List of positive integer factors of 35452 that divides 35436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8863, 17726

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35436 and 35452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35436 and 35452 is 4.

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