What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35900 and 35909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35900 and 35909 is 1.

GCF(35900,35909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35900 and 35909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35900 and 35909.

How to find the GCF of 35900 and 35909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35900 and 35909. After we will calculate the factors of 35900 and 35909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35900

Prime factors of 35900 are 2, 5, 359. Prime factorization of 35900 in exponential form is:

35900 = 2² × 5² × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35909

Prime factors of 35909 are 149, 241. Prime factorization of 35909 in exponential form is:

35909 = 149¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 35900

List of positive integer factors of 35900 that divides 35900 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 359, 718, 1436, 1795, 3590, 7180, 8975, 17950

Step-4: Factors of 35909

List of positive integer factors of 35909 that divides 35900 without a remainder.

1, 149, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35900 and 35909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35900 and 35909 is 1.

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