What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35655 and 35661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35655 and 35661 is 3.

GCF(35655,35661) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35655 and 35661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35655 and 35661.

How to find the GCF of 35655 and 35661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35655 and 35661. After we will calculate the factors of 35655 and 35661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 35661

Prime factors of 35661 are 3, 11887. Prime factorization of 35661 in exponential form is:

35661 = 3¹ × 11887¹

Step-3: Factors of 35655

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 35661

List of positive integer factors of 35661 that divides 35655 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11887

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35655 and 35661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35655 and 35661 is 3.

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