What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29618 and 29622?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29618 and 29622 is 2.

GCF(29618,29622) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29618 and 29622, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29618 and 29622.

How to find the GCF of 29618 and 29622?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29618 and 29622. After we will calculate the factors of 29618 and 29622 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29622

Prime factors of 29622 are 2, 3, 4937. Prime factorization of 29622 in exponential form is:

29622 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4937¹

Step-3: Factors of 29618

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29622

List of positive integer factors of 29622 that divides 29618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4937, 9874, 14811

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29618 and 29622. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29618 and 29622 is 2.

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