What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35720 and 35732?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35720 and 35732 is 4.

GCF(35720,35732) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35720 and 35732, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35720 and 35732.

How to find the GCF of 35720 and 35732?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35720 and 35732. After we will calculate the factors of 35720 and 35732 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35720

Prime factors of 35720 are 2, 5, 19, 47. Prime factorization of 35720 in exponential form is:

35720 = 2³ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35732

Prime factors of 35732 are 2, 8933. Prime factorization of 35732 in exponential form is:

35732 = 2² × 8933¹

Step-3: Factors of 35720

List of positive integer factors of 35720 that divides 35720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 19, 20, 38, 40, 47, 76, 94, 95, 152, 188, 190, 235, 376, 380, 470, 760, 893, 940, 1786, 1880, 3572, 4465, 7144, 8930, 17860

Step-4: Factors of 35732

List of positive integer factors of 35732 that divides 35720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8933, 17866

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35720 and 35732. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35720 and 35732 is 4.

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