What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29560 and 29576?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29560 and 29576 is 8.

GCF(29560,29576) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29560 and 29576, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29560 and 29576.

How to find the GCF of 29560 and 29576?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29560 and 29576. After we will calculate the factors of 29560 and 29576 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29560

Prime factors of 29560 are 2, 5, 739. Prime factorization of 29560 in exponential form is:

29560 = 2³ × 5¹ × 739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29576

Prime factors of 29576 are 2, 3697. Prime factorization of 29576 in exponential form is:

29576 = 2³ × 3697¹

Step-3: Factors of 29560

List of positive integer factors of 29560 that divides 29560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 739, 1478, 2956, 3695, 5912, 7390, 14780

Step-4: Factors of 29576

List of positive integer factors of 29576 that divides 29560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3697, 7394, 14788

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29560 and 29576. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29560 and 29576 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29560 and 29576