What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29396 and 29402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29396 and 29402 is 2.

GCF(29396,29402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29396 and 29402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29396 and 29402.

How to find the GCF of 29396 and 29402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29396 and 29402. After we will calculate the factors of 29396 and 29402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29396

Prime factors of 29396 are 2, 7349. Prime factorization of 29396 in exponential form is:

29396 = 2² × 7349¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29402

Prime factors of 29402 are 2, 61, 241. Prime factorization of 29402 in exponential form is:

29402 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 29396

List of positive integer factors of 29396 that divides 29396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7349, 14698

Step-4: Factors of 29402

List of positive integer factors of 29402 that divides 29396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 122, 241, 482, 14701

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29396 and 29402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29396 and 29402 is 2.

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