What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29530 and 29548?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29530 and 29548 is 2.

GCF(29530,29548) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29530 and 29548, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29530 and 29548.

How to find the GCF of 29530 and 29548?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29530 and 29548. After we will calculate the factors of 29530 and 29548 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29548

Prime factors of 29548 are 2, 83, 89. Prime factorization of 29548 in exponential form is:

29548 = 2² × 83¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 29530

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29548

List of positive integer factors of 29548 that divides 29530 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 83, 89, 166, 178, 332, 356, 7387, 14774

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29530 and 29548. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29530 and 29548 is 2.

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