Greatest Common Factor of 35, 49 and 56 by Prime Factorization

Given Numbers: 35, 49, 56
Identify the Prime Factors of 35, 49 and 56 by Prime Factorization

• Prime Factorization of 35: 35 = 5 x 7 = 5¹ x 7¹
• Prime Factorization of 49: 49 = 7 x 7 = 7²
• Prime Factorization of 56: 56 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 = 2³ x 7¹

Determine the Prime Factor(s) that are common to the Prime Factorization of each number:

• 7 is the only Prime Factor common to the Prime Factorizations of 35, 49 and 56

Determine the least number of occurrences of 7 among the Prime Factorizations:

• 7 occurs at least 1 time in each Prime Factorization

As a result, the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 35, 49 and 56 is equal to 7, which equals 7 raised to the power of its least number of occurrences or smallest exponent among the Prime Factorizations:

• GCF (35, 49, 56) = 7¹
• GCF(35, 49, 56) = 7

Therefore, the Greatest Common Factor of 35, 49 and 56 by Prime Factorization = 7