What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29262 and 29278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29262 and 29278 is 2.

GCF(29262,29278) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29262 and 29278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29262 and 29278.

How to find the GCF of 29262 and 29278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29262 and 29278. After we will calculate the factors of 29262 and 29278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29262

Prime factors of 29262 are 2, 3, 4877. Prime factorization of 29262 in exponential form is:

29262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4877¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29278

Prime factors of 29278 are 2, 14639. Prime factorization of 29278 in exponential form is:

29278 = 2¹ × 14639¹

Step-3: Factors of 29262

List of positive integer factors of 29262 that divides 29262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4877, 9754, 14631

Step-4: Factors of 29278

List of positive integer factors of 29278 that divides 29262 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14639

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29262 and 29278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29262 and 29278 is 2.

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