What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29615 and 29620?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29615 and 29620 is 5.

GCF(29615,29620) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29615 and 29620, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29615 and 29620.

How to find the GCF of 29615 and 29620?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29615 and 29620. After we will calculate the factors of 29615 and 29620 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29615

Prime factors of 29615 are 5, 5923. Prime factorization of 29615 in exponential form is:

29615 = 5¹ × 5923¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29620

Prime factors of 29620 are 2, 5, 1481. Prime factorization of 29620 in exponential form is:

29620 = 2² × 5¹ × 1481¹

Step-3: Factors of 29615

List of positive integer factors of 29615 that divides 29615 without a remainder.

1, 5, 5923

Step-4: Factors of 29620

List of positive integer factors of 29620 that divides 29615 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1481, 2962, 5924, 7405, 14810

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29615 and 29620. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29615 and 29620 is 5.

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