What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29616 and 29630?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29616 and 29630 is 2.

GCF(29616,29630) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29616 and 29630, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29616 and 29630.

How to find the GCF of 29616 and 29630?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29616 and 29630. After we will calculate the factors of 29616 and 29630 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29616

Prime factors of 29616 are 2, 3, 617. Prime factorization of 29616 in exponential form is:

29616 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29630

Prime factors of 29630 are 2, 5, 2963. Prime factorization of 29630 in exponential form is:

29630 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2963¹

Step-3: Factors of 29616

List of positive integer factors of 29616 that divides 29616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 617, 1234, 1851, 2468, 3702, 4936, 7404, 9872, 14808

Step-4: Factors of 29630

List of positive integer factors of 29630 that divides 29616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2963, 5926, 14815

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29616 and 29630. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29616 and 29630 is 2.

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