What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35864 and 35884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35864 and 35884 is 4.

GCF(35864,35884) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35864 and 35884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35864 and 35884.

How to find the GCF of 35864 and 35884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35864 and 35884. After we will calculate the factors of 35864 and 35884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35864

Prime factors of 35864 are 2, 4483. Prime factorization of 35864 in exponential form is:

35864 = 2³ × 4483¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35884

Prime factors of 35884 are 2, 8971. Prime factorization of 35884 in exponential form is:

35884 = 2² × 8971¹

Step-3: Factors of 35864

List of positive integer factors of 35864 that divides 35864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4483, 8966, 17932

Step-4: Factors of 35884

List of positive integer factors of 35884 that divides 35864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8971, 17942

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35864 and 35884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35864 and 35884 is 4.

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