What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29226 and 29234?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29226 and 29234 is 2.

GCF(29226,29234) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29226 and 29234, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29226 and 29234.

How to find the GCF of 29226 and 29234?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29226 and 29234. After we will calculate the factors of 29226 and 29234 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29234

Prime factors of 29234 are 2, 47, 311. Prime factorization of 29234 in exponential form is:

29234 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 29226

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29234

List of positive integer factors of 29234 that divides 29226 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 311, 622, 14617

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29226 and 29234. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29226 and 29234 is 2.

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