What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35972 and 35977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35972 and 35977 is 1.

GCF(35972,35977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35972 and 35977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35972 and 35977.

How to find the GCF of 35972 and 35977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35972 and 35977. After we will calculate the factors of 35972 and 35977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35972

Prime factors of 35972 are 2, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 35972 in exponential form is:

35972 = 2² × 17¹ × 23²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35977

Prime factors of 35977 are 35977. Prime factorization of 35977 in exponential form is:

35977 = 35977¹

Step-3: Factors of 35972

List of positive integer factors of 35972 that divides 35972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 23, 34, 46, 68, 92, 391, 529, 782, 1058, 1564, 2116, 8993, 17986

Step-4: Factors of 35977

List of positive integer factors of 35977 that divides 35972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35972 and 35977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35972 and 35977 is 1.

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