What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29066 and 29072?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29066 and 29072 is 2.

GCF(29066,29072) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29066 and 29072, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29066 and 29072.

How to find the GCF of 29066 and 29072?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29066 and 29072. After we will calculate the factors of 29066 and 29072 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29066

Prime factors of 29066 are 2, 14533. Prime factorization of 29066 in exponential form is:

29066 = 2¹ × 14533¹

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 29066

List of positive integer factors of 29066 that divides 29066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14533

Step-4: Factors of 29072

List of positive integer factors of 29072 that divides 29066 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 29066 and 29072. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29066 and 29072 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29066 and 29072