What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35710 and 35716?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35710 and 35716 is 2.

GCF(35710,35716) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35710 and 35716, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35710 and 35716.

How to find the GCF of 35710 and 35716?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35710 and 35716. After we will calculate the factors of 35710 and 35716 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35710

Prime factors of 35710 are 2, 5, 3571. Prime factorization of 35710 in exponential form is:

35710 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35716

Prime factors of 35716 are 2, 8929. Prime factorization of 35716 in exponential form is:

35716 = 2² × 8929¹

Step-3: Factors of 35710

List of positive integer factors of 35710 that divides 35710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 3571, 7142, 17855

Step-4: Factors of 35716

List of positive integer factors of 35716 that divides 35710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8929, 17858

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35710 and 35716. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35710 and 35716 is 2.

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