What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29254 and 29258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29254 and 29258 is 2.

GCF(29254,29258) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29254 and 29258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29254 and 29258.

How to find the GCF of 29254 and 29258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29254 and 29258. After we will calculate the factors of 29254 and 29258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29254

Prime factors of 29254 are 2, 14627. Prime factorization of 29254 in exponential form is:

29254 = 2¹ × 14627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29258

Prime factors of 29258 are 2, 14629. Prime factorization of 29258 in exponential form is:

29258 = 2¹ × 14629¹

Step-3: Factors of 29254

List of positive integer factors of 29254 that divides 29254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14627

Step-4: Factors of 29258

List of positive integer factors of 29258 that divides 29254 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14629

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29254 and 29258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29254 and 29258 is 2.

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