What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35572 and 35578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35572 and 35578 is 2.

GCF(35572,35578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35572 and 35578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35572 and 35578.

How to find the GCF of 35572 and 35578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35572 and 35578. After we will calculate the factors of 35572 and 35578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35572

Prime factors of 35572 are 2, 8893. Prime factorization of 35572 in exponential form is:

35572 = 2² × 8893¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35578

Prime factors of 35578 are 2, 17789. Prime factorization of 35578 in exponential form is:

35578 = 2¹ × 17789¹

Step-3: Factors of 35572

List of positive integer factors of 35572 that divides 35572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8893, 17786

Step-4: Factors of 35578

List of positive integer factors of 35578 that divides 35572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35572 and 35578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35572 and 35578 is 2.

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