What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29496 and 29508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29496 and 29508 is 12.

GCF(29496,29508) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29496 and 29508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29496 and 29508.

How to find the GCF of 29496 and 29508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29496 and 29508. After we will calculate the factors of 29496 and 29508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29508

Prime factors of 29508 are 2, 3, 2459. Prime factorization of 29508 in exponential form is:

29508 = 2² × 3¹ × 2459¹

Step-3: Factors of 29496

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29508

List of positive integer factors of 29508 that divides 29496 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2459, 4918, 7377, 9836, 14754

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29496 and 29508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29496 and 29508 is 12.

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