What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35865 and 35877?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35865 and 35877 is 3.

GCF(35865,35877) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35865 and 35877, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35865 and 35877.

How to find the GCF of 35865 and 35877?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35865 and 35877. After we will calculate the factors of 35865 and 35877 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35865

Prime factors of 35865 are 3, 5, 797. Prime factorization of 35865 in exponential form is:

35865 = 3² × 5¹ × 797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35877

Prime factors of 35877 are 3, 11959. Prime factorization of 35877 in exponential form is:

35877 = 3¹ × 11959¹

Step-3: Factors of 35865

List of positive integer factors of 35865 that divides 35865 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 797, 2391, 3985, 7173, 11955

Step-4: Factors of 35877

List of positive integer factors of 35877 that divides 35865 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11959

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35865 and 35877. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35865 and 35877 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 35865 and 35877