What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29158 and 29178?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29158 and 29178 is 2.

GCF(29158,29178) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29158 and 29178, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29158 and 29178.

How to find the GCF of 29158 and 29178?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29158 and 29178. After we will calculate the factors of 29158 and 29178 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29158

Prime factors of 29158 are 2, 61, 239. Prime factorization of 29158 in exponential form is:

29158 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29178

Prime factors of 29178 are 2, 3, 1621. Prime factorization of 29178 in exponential form is:

29178 = 2¹ × 3² × 1621¹

Step-3: Factors of 29158

List of positive integer factors of 29158 that divides 29158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 239, 478, 14579

Step-4: Factors of 29178

List of positive integer factors of 29178 that divides 29158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1621, 3242, 4863, 9726, 14589

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29158 and 29178. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29158 and 29178 is 2.

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