What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29405 and 29420?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29405 and 29420 is 5.

GCF(29405,29420) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29405 and 29420, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29405 and 29420.

How to find the GCF of 29405 and 29420?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29405 and 29420. After we will calculate the factors of 29405 and 29420 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29405

Prime factors of 29405 are 5, 5881. Prime factorization of 29405 in exponential form is:

29405 = 5¹ × 5881¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29420

Prime factors of 29420 are 2, 5, 1471. Prime factorization of 29420 in exponential form is:

29420 = 2² × 5¹ × 1471¹

Step-3: Factors of 29405

List of positive integer factors of 29405 that divides 29405 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5881

Step-4: Factors of 29420

List of positive integer factors of 29420 that divides 29405 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1471, 2942, 5884, 7355, 14710

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29405 and 29420. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29405 and 29420 is 5.

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