What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29572 and 29590?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29572 and 29590 is 2.

GCF(29572,29590) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29572 and 29590, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29572 and 29590.

How to find the GCF of 29572 and 29590?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29572 and 29590. After we will calculate the factors of 29572 and 29590 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29572

Prime factors of 29572 are 2, 7393. Prime factorization of 29572 in exponential form is:

29572 = 2² × 7393¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29590

Prime factors of 29590 are 2, 5, 11, 269. Prime factorization of 29590 in exponential form is:

29590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 29572

List of positive integer factors of 29572 that divides 29572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7393, 14786

Step-4: Factors of 29590

List of positive integer factors of 29590 that divides 29572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 11, 22, 55, 110, 269, 538, 1345, 2690, 2959, 5918, 14795

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29572 and 29590. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29572 and 29590 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29572 and 29590