What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29650 and 29655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29650 and 29655 is 5.

GCF(29650,29655) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29650 and 29655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29650 and 29655.

How to find the GCF of 29650 and 29655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29650 and 29655. After we will calculate the factors of 29650 and 29655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29650

Prime factors of 29650 are 2, 5, 593. Prime factorization of 29650 in exponential form is:

29650 = 2¹ × 5² × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29655

Prime factors of 29655 are 3, 5, 659. Prime factorization of 29655 in exponential form is:

29655 = 3² × 5¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 29650

List of positive integer factors of 29650 that divides 29650 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 593, 1186, 2965, 5930, 14825

Step-4: Factors of 29655

List of positive integer factors of 29655 that divides 29650 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 659, 1977, 3295, 5931, 9885

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29650 and 29655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29650 and 29655 is 5.

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