What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29518 and 29532?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29518 and 29532 is 2.

GCF(29518,29532) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29518 and 29532, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29518 and 29532.

How to find the GCF of 29518 and 29532?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29518 and 29532. After we will calculate the factors of 29518 and 29532 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29518

Prime factors of 29518 are 2, 14759. Prime factorization of 29518 in exponential form is:

29518 = 2¹ × 14759¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29532

Prime factors of 29532 are 2, 3, 23, 107. Prime factorization of 29532 in exponential form is:

29532 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 29518

List of positive integer factors of 29518 that divides 29518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14759

Step-4: Factors of 29532

List of positive integer factors of 29532 that divides 29518 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 46, 69, 92, 107, 138, 214, 276, 321, 428, 642, 1284, 2461, 4922, 7383, 9844, 14766

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29518 and 29532. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29518 and 29532 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29518 and 29532