What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29612 and 29618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29612 and 29618 is 2.

GCF(29612,29618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29612 and 29618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29612 and 29618.

How to find the GCF of 29612 and 29618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29612 and 29618. After we will calculate the factors of 29612 and 29618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29612

Prime factors of 29612 are 2, 11, 673. Prime factorization of 29612 in exponential form is:

29612 = 2² × 11¹ × 673¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29618

Prime factors of 29618 are 2, 59, 251. Prime factorization of 29618 in exponential form is:

29618 = 2¹ × 59¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 29612

List of positive integer factors of 29612 that divides 29612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 673, 1346, 2692, 7403, 14806

Step-4: Factors of 29618

List of positive integer factors of 29618 that divides 29612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59, 118, 251, 502, 14809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29612 and 29618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29612 and 29618 is 2.

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