What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29658 and 29672?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29658 and 29672 is 2.

GCF(29658,29672) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29658 and 29672, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29658 and 29672.

How to find the GCF of 29658 and 29672?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29658 and 29672. After we will calculate the factors of 29658 and 29672 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29658

Prime factors of 29658 are 2, 3, 4943. Prime factorization of 29658 in exponential form is:

29658 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4943¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29672

Prime factors of 29672 are 2, 3709. Prime factorization of 29672 in exponential form is:

29672 = 2³ × 3709¹

Step-3: Factors of 29658

List of positive integer factors of 29658 that divides 29658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4943, 9886, 14829

Step-4: Factors of 29672

List of positive integer factors of 29672 that divides 29658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3709, 7418, 14836

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29658 and 29672. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29658 and 29672 is 2.

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