What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29588 and 29604?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29588 and 29604 is 4.

GCF(29588,29604) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29588 and 29604, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29588 and 29604.

How to find the GCF of 29588 and 29604?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29588 and 29604. After we will calculate the factors of 29588 and 29604 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29588

Prime factors of 29588 are 2, 13, 569. Prime factorization of 29588 in exponential form is:

29588 = 2² × 13¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29604

Prime factors of 29604 are 2, 3, 2467. Prime factorization of 29604 in exponential form is:

29604 = 2² × 3¹ × 2467¹

Step-3: Factors of 29588

List of positive integer factors of 29588 that divides 29588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 569, 1138, 2276, 7397, 14794

Step-4: Factors of 29604

List of positive integer factors of 29604 that divides 29588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2467, 4934, 7401, 9868, 14802

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29588 and 29604. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29588 and 29604 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29588 and 29604