What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29272 and 29290?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29272 and 29290 is 2.

GCF(29272,29290) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29272 and 29290, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29272 and 29290.

How to find the GCF of 29272 and 29290?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29272 and 29290. After we will calculate the factors of 29272 and 29290 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29272

Prime factors of 29272 are 2, 3659. Prime factorization of 29272 in exponential form is:

29272 = 2³ × 3659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29290

Prime factors of 29290 are 2, 5, 29, 101. Prime factorization of 29290 in exponential form is:

29290 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 29272

List of positive integer factors of 29272 that divides 29272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3659, 7318, 14636

Step-4: Factors of 29290

List of positive integer factors of 29290 that divides 29272 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 29, 58, 101, 145, 202, 290, 505, 1010, 2929, 5858, 14645

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29272 and 29290. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29272 and 29290 is 2.

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