What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35918 and 35922?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35918 and 35922 is 2.

GCF(35918,35922) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35918 and 35922, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35918 and 35922.

How to find the GCF of 35918 and 35922?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35918 and 35922. After we will calculate the factors of 35918 and 35922 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35918

Prime factors of 35918 are 2, 17959. Prime factorization of 35918 in exponential form is:

35918 = 2¹ × 17959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35922

Prime factors of 35922 are 2, 3, 5987. Prime factorization of 35922 in exponential form is:

35922 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5987¹

Step-3: Factors of 35918

List of positive integer factors of 35918 that divides 35918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17959

Step-4: Factors of 35922

List of positive integer factors of 35922 that divides 35918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5987, 11974, 17961

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35918 and 35922. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35918 and 35922 is 2.

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