What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35586 and 35600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35586 and 35600 is 2.

GCF(35586,35600) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35586 and 35600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35586 and 35600.

How to find the GCF of 35586 and 35600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35586 and 35600. After we will calculate the factors of 35586 and 35600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35586

Prime factors of 35586 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 35586 in exponential form is:

35586 = 2¹ × 3³ × 659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35600

Prime factors of 35600 are 2, 5, 89. Prime factorization of 35600 in exponential form is:

35600 = 2⁴ × 5² × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 35586

List of positive integer factors of 35586 that divides 35586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 659, 1318, 1977, 3954, 5931, 11862, 17793

Step-4: Factors of 35600

List of positive integer factors of 35600 that divides 35586 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 25, 40, 50, 80, 89, 100, 178, 200, 356, 400, 445, 712, 890, 1424, 1780, 2225, 3560, 4450, 7120, 8900, 17800

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35586 and 35600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35586 and 35600 is 2.

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