What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35580 and 35596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35580 and 35596 is 4.

GCF(35580,35596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35580 and 35596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35580 and 35596.

How to find the GCF of 35580 and 35596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35580 and 35596. After we will calculate the factors of 35580 and 35596 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35580

Prime factors of 35580 are 2, 3, 5, 593. Prime factorization of 35580 in exponential form is:

35580 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35596

Prime factors of 35596 are 2, 11, 809. Prime factorization of 35596 in exponential form is:

35596 = 2² × 11¹ × 809¹

Step-3: Factors of 35580

List of positive integer factors of 35580 that divides 35580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 593, 1186, 1779, 2372, 2965, 3558, 5930, 7116, 8895, 11860, 17790

Step-4: Factors of 35596

List of positive integer factors of 35596 that divides 35580 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 809, 1618, 3236, 8899, 17798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35580 and 35596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35580 and 35596 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 35580 and 35596