What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29356 and 29374?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29356 and 29374 is 2.

GCF(29356,29374) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29356 and 29374, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29356 and 29374.

How to find the GCF of 29356 and 29374?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29356 and 29374. After we will calculate the factors of 29356 and 29374 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29356

Prime factors of 29356 are 2, 41, 179. Prime factorization of 29356 in exponential form is:

29356 = 2² × 41¹ × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29374

Prime factors of 29374 are 2, 19, 773. Prime factorization of 29374 in exponential form is:

29374 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 29356

List of positive integer factors of 29356 that divides 29356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 179, 358, 716, 7339, 14678

Step-4: Factors of 29374

List of positive integer factors of 29374 that divides 29356 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 773, 1546, 14687

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29356 and 29374. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29356 and 29374 is 2.

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