What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29218 and 29230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29218 and 29230 is 2.

GCF(29218,29230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29218 and 29230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29218 and 29230.

How to find the GCF of 29218 and 29230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29218 and 29230. After we will calculate the factors of 29218 and 29230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29218

Prime factors of 29218 are 2, 7, 2087. Prime factorization of 29218 in exponential form is:

29218 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29230

Prime factors of 29230 are 2, 5, 37, 79. Prime factorization of 29230 in exponential form is:

29230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 29218

List of positive integer factors of 29218 that divides 29218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2087, 4174, 14609

Step-4: Factors of 29230

List of positive integer factors of 29230 that divides 29218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 37, 74, 79, 158, 185, 370, 395, 790, 2923, 5846, 14615

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29218 and 29230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29218 and 29230 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29218 and 29230