What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35882 and 35886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35882 and 35886 is 2.

GCF(35882,35886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35882 and 35886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35882 and 35886.

How to find the GCF of 35882 and 35886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35882 and 35886. After we will calculate the factors of 35882 and 35886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35882

Prime factors of 35882 are 2, 7, 11, 233. Prime factorization of 35882 in exponential form is:

35882 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35886

Prime factors of 35886 are 2, 3, 5981. Prime factorization of 35886 in exponential form is:

35886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5981¹

Step-3: Factors of 35882

List of positive integer factors of 35882 that divides 35882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 77, 154, 233, 466, 1631, 2563, 3262, 5126, 17941

Step-4: Factors of 35886

List of positive integer factors of 35886 that divides 35882 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5981, 11962, 17943

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35882 and 35886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35882 and 35886 is 2.

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