What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29555 and 29565?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29555 and 29565 is 5.

GCF(29555,29565) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29555 and 29565, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29555 and 29565.

How to find the GCF of 29555 and 29565?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29555 and 29565. After we will calculate the factors of 29555 and 29565 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29565

Prime factors of 29565 are 3, 5, 73. Prime factorization of 29565 in exponential form is:

29565 = 3⁴ × 5¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 29555

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29565

List of positive integer factors of 29565 that divides 29555 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 73, 81, 135, 219, 365, 405, 657, 1095, 1971, 3285, 5913, 9855

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29555 and 29565. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29555 and 29565 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29555 and 29565