What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35901 and 35913?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35901 and 35913 is 3.

GCF(35901,35913) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35901 and 35913, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35901 and 35913.

How to find the GCF of 35901 and 35913?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35901 and 35913. After we will calculate the factors of 35901 and 35913 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35901

Prime factors of 35901 are 3, 3989. Prime factorization of 35901 in exponential form is:

35901 = 3² × 3989¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35913

Prime factors of 35913 are 3, 11971. Prime factorization of 35913 in exponential form is:

35913 = 3¹ × 11971¹

Step-3: Factors of 35901

List of positive integer factors of 35901 that divides 35901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3989, 11967

Step-4: Factors of 35913

List of positive integer factors of 35913 that divides 35901 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35901 and 35913. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35901 and 35913 is 3.

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