What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29336 and 29342?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29336 and 29342 is 2.

GCF(29336,29342) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29336 and 29342, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29336 and 29342.

How to find the GCF of 29336 and 29342?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29336 and 29342. After we will calculate the factors of 29336 and 29342 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29336

Prime factors of 29336 are 2, 19, 193. Prime factorization of 29336 in exponential form is:

29336 = 2³ × 19¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29342

Prime factors of 29342 are 2, 17, 863. Prime factorization of 29342 in exponential form is:

29342 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 863¹

Step-3: Factors of 29336

List of positive integer factors of 29336 that divides 29336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 193, 386, 772, 1544, 3667, 7334, 14668

Step-4: Factors of 29342

List of positive integer factors of 29342 that divides 29336 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 863, 1726, 14671

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29336 and 29342. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29336 and 29342 is 2.

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