What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29542 and 29558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29542 and 29558 is 2.

GCF(29542,29558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29542 and 29558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29542 and 29558.

How to find the GCF of 29542 and 29558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29542 and 29558. After we will calculate the factors of 29542 and 29558 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 29558

Prime factors of 29558 are 2, 14779. Prime factorization of 29558 in exponential form is:

29558 = 2¹ × 14779¹

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 29558

List of positive integer factors of 29558 that divides 29542 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29542 and 29558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29542 and 29558 is 2.

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