What is the Greatest Common Factor of 35991 and 35995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 35991 and 35995 is 1.

GCF(35991,35995) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 35991 and 35995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 35991 and 35995.

How to find the GCF of 35991 and 35995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 35991 and 35995. After we will calculate the factors of 35991 and 35995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 35991

Prime factors of 35991 are 3, 31, 43. Prime factorization of 35991 in exponential form is:

35991 = 3³ × 31¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 35995

Prime factors of 35995 are 5, 23, 313. Prime factorization of 35995 in exponential form is:

35995 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 35991

List of positive integer factors of 35991 that divides 35991 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 31, 43, 93, 129, 279, 387, 837, 1161, 1333, 3999, 11997

Step-4: Factors of 35995

List of positive integer factors of 35995 that divides 35991 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 115, 313, 1565, 7199

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 35991 and 35995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 35991 and 35995 is 1.

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