What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29558 and 29564?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29558 and 29564 is 2.

GCF(29558,29564) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29558 and 29564, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29558 and 29564.

How to find the GCF of 29558 and 29564?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29558 and 29564. After we will calculate the factors of 29558 and 29564 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29558

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

29558 = 2¹ × 14779¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29564

Prime factors of 29564 are 2, 19, 389. Prime factorization of 29564 in exponential form is:

29564 = 2² × 19¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 29558

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

1, 2, 14779

Step-4: Factors of 29564

List of positive integer factors of 29564 that divides 29558 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 389, 778, 1556, 7391, 14782

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29558 and 29564. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29558 and 29564 is 2.

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