What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29168 and 29172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29168 and 29172 is 4.

GCF(29168,29172) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29168 and 29172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29168 and 29172.

How to find the GCF of 29168 and 29172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29168 and 29172. After we will calculate the factors of 29168 and 29172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29168

Prime factors of 29168 are 2, 1823. Prime factorization of 29168 in exponential form is:

29168 = 2⁴ × 1823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29172

Prime factors of 29172 are 2, 3, 11, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 29172 in exponential form is:

29172 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 29168

List of positive integer factors of 29168 that divides 29168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1823, 3646, 7292, 14584

Step-4: Factors of 29172

List of positive integer factors of 29172 that divides 29168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 22, 26, 33, 34, 39, 44, 51, 52, 66, 68, 78, 102, 132, 143, 156, 187, 204, 221, 286, 374, 429, 442, 561, 572, 663, 748, 858, 884, 1122, 1326, 1716, 2244, 2431, 2652, 4862, 7293, 9724, 14586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29168 and 29172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29168 and 29172 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29168 and 29172