What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29570 and 29578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29570 and 29578 is 2.

GCF(29570,29578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29570 and 29578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29570 and 29578.

How to find the GCF of 29570 and 29578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29570 and 29578. After we will calculate the factors of 29570 and 29578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29570

Prime factors of 29570 are 2, 5, 2957. Prime factorization of 29570 in exponential form is:

29570 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2957¹

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 29570

List of positive integer factors of 29570 that divides 29570 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2957, 5914, 14785

Step-4: Factors of 29578

List of positive integer factors of 29578 that divides 29570 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29570 and 29578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29570 and 29578 is 2.

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