What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29056 and 29072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29056 and 29072 is 16.

GCF(29056,29072) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29056 and 29072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29056 and 29072.

How to find the GCF of 29056 and 29072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29056 and 29072. After we will calculate the factors of 29056 and 29072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29056

Prime factors of 29056 are 2, 227. Prime factorization of 29056 in exponential form is:

29056 = 2⁷ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29072

Prime factors of 29072 are 2, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 29072 in exponential form is:

29072 = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 29056

List of positive integer factors of 29056 that divides 29056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 227, 454, 908, 1816, 3632, 7264, 14528

Step-4: Factors of 29072

List of positive integer factors of 29072 that divides 29056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 46, 79, 92, 158, 184, 316, 368, 632, 1264, 1817, 3634, 7268, 14536

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29056 and 29072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29056 and 29072 is 16.

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