What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29560 and 29578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29560 and 29578 is 2.

GCF(29560,29578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29560 and 29578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29560 and 29578.

How to find the GCF of 29560 and 29578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29560 and 29578. After we will calculate the factors of 29560 and 29578 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 29578

Prime factors of 29578 are 2, 23, 643. Prime factorization of 29578 in exponential form is:

29578 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 643¹

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 29578

List of positive integer factors of 29578 that divides 29560 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 643, 1286, 14789

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29560 and 29578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29560 and 29578 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29560 and 29578