What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35638 and 35642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35638 and 35642 is 2.

GCF(35638,35642) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35638 and 35642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35638 and 35642.

How to find the GCF of 35638 and 35642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35638 and 35642. After we will calculate the factors of 35638 and 35642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35638

Prime factors of 35638 are 2, 103, 173. Prime factorization of 35638 in exponential form is:

35638 = 2¹ × 103¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35642

Prime factors of 35642 are 2, 71, 251. Prime factorization of 35642 in exponential form is:

35642 = 2¹ × 71¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 35638

List of positive integer factors of 35638 that divides 35638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 103, 173, 206, 346, 17819

Step-4: Factors of 35642

List of positive integer factors of 35642 that divides 35638 without a remainder.

1, 2, 71, 142, 251, 502, 17821

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35638 and 35642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35638 and 35642 is 2.

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