What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29554 and 29572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29554 and 29572 is 2.

GCF(29554,29572) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29554 and 29572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29554 and 29572.

How to find the GCF of 29554 and 29572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29554 and 29572. After we will calculate the factors of 29554 and 29572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29554

Prime factors of 29554 are 2, 7, 2111. Prime factorization of 29554 in exponential form is:

29554 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29572

Prime factors of 29572 are 2, 7393. Prime factorization of 29572 in exponential form is:

29572 = 2² × 7393¹

Step-3: Factors of 29554

List of positive integer factors of 29554 that divides 29554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2111, 4222, 14777

Step-4: Factors of 29572

List of positive integer factors of 29572 that divides 29554 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7393, 14786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29554 and 29572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29554 and 29572 is 2.

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