What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35848 and 35868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35848 and 35868 is 4.

GCF(35848,35868) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35848 and 35868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35848 and 35868.

How to find the GCF of 35848 and 35868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35848 and 35868. After we will calculate the factors of 35848 and 35868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35848

Prime factors of 35848 are 2, 4481. Prime factorization of 35848 in exponential form is:

35848 = 2³ × 4481¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35868

Prime factors of 35868 are 2, 3, 7, 61. Prime factorization of 35868 in exponential form is:

35868 = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 35848

List of positive integer factors of 35848 that divides 35848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4481, 8962, 17924

Step-4: Factors of 35868

List of positive integer factors of 35868 that divides 35848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 49, 61, 84, 98, 122, 147, 183, 196, 244, 294, 366, 427, 588, 732, 854, 1281, 1708, 2562, 2989, 5124, 5978, 8967, 11956, 17934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35848 and 35868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35848 and 35868 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 35848 and 35868