What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29525 and 29530?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29525 and 29530 is 5.

GCF(29525,29530) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29525 and 29530, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29525 and 29530.

How to find the GCF of 29525 and 29530?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29525 and 29530. After we will calculate the factors of 29525 and 29530 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29525

Prime factors of 29525 are 5, 1181. Prime factorization of 29525 in exponential form is:

29525 = 5² × 1181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29530

Prime factors of 29530 are 2, 5, 2953. Prime factorization of 29530 in exponential form is:

29530 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2953¹

Step-3: Factors of 29525

List of positive integer factors of 29525 that divides 29525 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 1181, 5905

Step-4: Factors of 29530

List of positive integer factors of 29530 that divides 29525 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2953, 5906, 14765

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29525 and 29530. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29525 and 29530 is 5.

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