What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29462 and 29478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29462 and 29478 is 2.

GCF(29462,29478) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29462 and 29478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29462 and 29478.

How to find the GCF of 29462 and 29478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29462 and 29478. After we will calculate the factors of 29462 and 29478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29462

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

29462 = 2¹ × 14731¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29478

Prime factors of 29478 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 29478 in exponential form is:

29478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17³

Step-3: Factors of 29462

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

1, 2, 14731

Step-4: Factors of 29478

List of positive integer factors of 29478 that divides 29462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 289, 578, 867, 1734, 4913, 9826, 14739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29462 and 29478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29462 and 29478 is 2.

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