What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29044 and 29048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29044 and 29048 is 4.

GCF(29044,29048) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29044 and 29048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29044 and 29048.

How to find the GCF of 29044 and 29048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29044 and 29048. After we will calculate the factors of 29044 and 29048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29044

Prime factors of 29044 are 2, 53, 137. Prime factorization of 29044 in exponential form is:

29044 = 2² × 53¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29048

Prime factors of 29048 are 2, 3631. Prime factorization of 29048 in exponential form is:

29048 = 2³ × 3631¹

Step-3: Factors of 29044

List of positive integer factors of 29044 that divides 29044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 53, 106, 137, 212, 274, 548, 7261, 14522

Step-4: Factors of 29048

List of positive integer factors of 29048 that divides 29044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3631, 7262, 14524

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29044 and 29048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29044 and 29048 is 4.

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