What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29450 and 29455?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29450 and 29455 is 5.

GCF(29450,29455) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29450 and 29455, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29450 and 29455.

How to find the GCF of 29450 and 29455?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29450 and 29455. After we will calculate the factors of 29450 and 29455 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29450

Prime factors of 29450 are 2, 5, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 29450 in exponential form is:

29450 = 2¹ × 5² × 19¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29455

Prime factors of 29455 are 5, 43, 137. Prime factorization of 29455 in exponential form is:

29455 = 5¹ × 43¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 29450

List of positive integer factors of 29450 that divides 29450 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 31, 38, 50, 62, 95, 155, 190, 310, 475, 589, 775, 950, 1178, 1550, 2945, 5890, 14725

Step-4: Factors of 29455

List of positive integer factors of 29455 that divides 29450 without a remainder.

1, 5, 43, 137, 215, 685, 5891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29450 and 29455. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29450 and 29455 is 5.

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