What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29456 and 29462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29456 and 29462 is 2.

GCF(29456,29462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29456 and 29462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29456 and 29462.

How to find the GCF of 29456 and 29462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29456 and 29462. After we will calculate the factors of 29456 and 29462 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 29462

Prime factors of 29462 are 2, 14731. Prime factorization of 29462 in exponential form is:

29462 = 2¹ × 14731¹

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 29462

List of positive integer factors of 29462 that divides 29456 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29456 and 29462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29456 and 29462 is 2.

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