What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29542 and 29555?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29542 and 29555 is 1.

GCF(29542,29555) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29542 and 29555, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29542 and 29555.

How to find the GCF of 29542 and 29555?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29542 and 29555. After we will calculate the factors of 29542 and 29555 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29542

Prime factors of 29542 are 2, 14771. Prime factorization of 29542 in exponential form is:

29542 = 2¹ × 14771¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29555

Prime factors of 29555 are 5, 23, 257. Prime factorization of 29555 in exponential form is:

29555 = 5¹ × 23¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 29542

List of positive integer factors of 29542 that divides 29542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14771

Step-4: Factors of 29555

List of positive integer factors of 29555 that divides 29542 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23, 115, 257, 1285, 5911

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29542 and 29555. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29542 and 29555 is 1.

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