What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29552 and 29558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29552 and 29558 is 2.

GCF(29552,29558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29552 and 29558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29552 and 29558.

How to find the GCF of 29552 and 29558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29552 and 29558. After we will calculate the factors of 29552 and 29558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29552

Prime factors of 29552 are 2, 1847. Prime factorization of 29552 in exponential form is:

29552 = 2⁴ × 1847¹

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 29552

List of positive integer factors of 29552 that divides 29552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1847, 3694, 7388, 14776

Step-4: Factors of 29558

List of positive integer factors of 29558 that divides 29552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14779

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29552 and 29558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29552 and 29558 is 2.

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