What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29482 and 29496?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29482 and 29496 is 2.

GCF(29482,29496) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29482 and 29496, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29482 and 29496.

How to find the GCF of 29482 and 29496?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29482 and 29496. After we will calculate the factors of 29482 and 29496 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29482

Prime factors of 29482 are 2, 14741. Prime factorization of 29482 in exponential form is:

29482 = 2¹ × 14741¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29496

Prime factors of 29496 are 2, 3, 1229. Prime factorization of 29496 in exponential form is:

29496 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1229¹

Step-3: Factors of 29482

List of positive integer factors of 29482 that divides 29482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14741

Step-4: Factors of 29496

List of positive integer factors of 29496 that divides 29482 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1229, 2458, 3687, 4916, 7374, 9832, 14748

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29482 and 29496. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29482 and 29496 is 2.

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