What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29500 and 29515?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29500 and 29515 is 5.

GCF(29500,29515) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29500 and 29515, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29500 and 29515.

How to find the GCF of 29500 and 29515?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29500 and 29515. After we will calculate the factors of 29500 and 29515 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29500

Prime factors of 29500 are 2, 5, 59. Prime factorization of 29500 in exponential form is:

29500 = 2² × 5³ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29515

Prime factors of 29515 are 5, 5903. Prime factorization of 29515 in exponential form is:

29515 = 5¹ × 5903¹

Step-3: Factors of 29500

List of positive integer factors of 29500 that divides 29500 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 59, 100, 118, 125, 236, 250, 295, 500, 590, 1180, 1475, 2950, 5900, 7375, 14750

Step-4: Factors of 29515

List of positive integer factors of 29515 that divides 29500 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29500 and 29515. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29500 and 29515 is 5.

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