What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35642 and 35655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35642 and 35655 is 1.

GCF(35642,35655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35642 and 35655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35642 and 35655.

How to find the GCF of 35642 and 35655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35642 and 35655. After we will calculate the factors of 35642 and 35655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 35655

Prime factors of 35655 are 3, 5, 2377. Prime factorization of 35655 in exponential form is:

35655 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2377¹

Step-3: Factors of 35642

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 35655

List of positive integer factors of 35655 that divides 35642 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2377, 7131, 11885

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35642 and 35655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35642 and 35655 is 1.

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