What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35898 and 35902?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35898 and 35902 is 2.

GCF(35898,35902) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35898 and 35902, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35898 and 35902.

How to find the GCF of 35898 and 35902?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35898 and 35902. After we will calculate the factors of 35898 and 35902 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35898

Prime factors of 35898 are 2, 3, 31, 193. Prime factorization of 35898 in exponential form is:

35898 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35902

Prime factors of 35902 are 2, 29, 619. Prime factorization of 35902 in exponential form is:

35902 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 35898

List of positive integer factors of 35898 that divides 35898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 186, 193, 386, 579, 1158, 5983, 11966, 17949

Step-4: Factors of 35902

List of positive integer factors of 35902 that divides 35898 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 619, 1238, 17951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35898 and 35902. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35898 and 35902 is 2.

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