What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29255 and 29260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29255 and 29260 is 5.

GCF(29255,29260) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29255 and 29260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29255 and 29260.

How to find the GCF of 29255 and 29260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29255 and 29260. After we will calculate the factors of 29255 and 29260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29255

Prime factors of 29255 are 5, 5851. Prime factorization of 29255 in exponential form is:

29255 = 5¹ × 5851¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29260

Prime factors of 29260 are 2, 5, 7, 11, 19. Prime factorization of 29260 in exponential form is:

29260 = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 29255

List of positive integer factors of 29255 that divides 29255 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5851

Step-4: Factors of 29260

List of positive integer factors of 29260 that divides 29255 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 20, 22, 28, 35, 38, 44, 55, 70, 76, 77, 95, 110, 133, 140, 154, 190, 209, 220, 266, 308, 380, 385, 418, 532, 665, 770, 836, 1045, 1330, 1463, 1540, 2090, 2660, 2926, 4180, 5852, 7315, 14630

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29255 and 29260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29255 and 29260 is 5.

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