What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29239 and 29246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29239 and 29246 is 7.

GCF(29239,29246) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29239 and 29246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29239 and 29246.

How to find the GCF of 29239 and 29246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29239 and 29246. After we will calculate the factors of 29239 and 29246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29239

Prime factors of 29239 are 7, 4177. Prime factorization of 29239 in exponential form is:

29239 = 7¹ × 4177¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29246

Prime factors of 29246 are 2, 7, 2089. Prime factorization of 29246 in exponential form is:

29246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2089¹

Step-3: Factors of 29239

List of positive integer factors of 29239 that divides 29239 without a remainder.

1, 7, 4177

Step-4: Factors of 29246

List of positive integer factors of 29246 that divides 29239 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2089, 4178, 14623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29239 and 29246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29239 and 29246 is 7.

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