What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29456 and 29460?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29456 and 29460 is 4.

GCF(29456,29460) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29456 and 29460, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29456 and 29460.

How to find the GCF of 29456 and 29460?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29456 and 29460. After we will calculate the factors of 29456 and 29460 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29456

Prime factors of 29456 are 2, 7, 263. Prime factorization of 29456 in exponential form is:

29456 = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29460

Prime factors of 29460 are 2, 3, 5, 491. Prime factorization of 29460 in exponential form is:

29460 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 29456

List of positive integer factors of 29456 that divides 29456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112, 263, 526, 1052, 1841, 2104, 3682, 4208, 7364, 14728

Step-4: Factors of 29460

List of positive integer factors of 29460 that divides 29456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 491, 982, 1473, 1964, 2455, 2946, 4910, 5892, 7365, 9820, 14730

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29456 and 29460. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29456 and 29460 is 4.

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