What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29552 and 29562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29552 and 29562 is 2.

GCF(29552,29562) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29552 and 29562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29552 and 29562.

How to find the GCF of 29552 and 29562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29552 and 29562. After we will calculate the factors of 29552 and 29562 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 29562

Prime factors of 29562 are 2, 3, 13, 379. Prime factorization of 29562 in exponential form is:

29562 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 379¹

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 29562

List of positive integer factors of 29562 that divides 29552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 379, 758, 1137, 2274, 4927, 9854, 14781

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29552 and 29562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29552 and 29562 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29552 and 29562