What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29220 and 29226?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29220 and 29226 is 6.

GCF(29220,29226) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29220 and 29226, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29220 and 29226.

How to find the GCF of 29220 and 29226?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29220 and 29226. After we will calculate the factors of 29220 and 29226 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29220

Prime factors of 29220 are 2, 3, 5, 487. Prime factorization of 29220 in exponential form is:

29220 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29226

Prime factors of 29226 are 2, 3, 4871. Prime factorization of 29226 in exponential form is:

29226 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4871¹

Step-3: Factors of 29220

List of positive integer factors of 29220 that divides 29220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 487, 974, 1461, 1948, 2435, 2922, 4870, 5844, 7305, 9740, 14610

Step-4: Factors of 29226

List of positive integer factors of 29226 that divides 29220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4871, 9742, 14613

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29220 and 29226. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29220 and 29226 is 6.

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