What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29662 and 29668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29662 and 29668 is 2.

GCF(29662,29668) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29662 and 29668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29662 and 29668.

How to find the GCF of 29662 and 29668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29662 and 29668. After we will calculate the factors of 29662 and 29668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29662

Prime factors of 29662 are 2, 14831. Prime factorization of 29662 in exponential form is:

29662 = 2¹ × 14831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29668

Prime factors of 29668 are 2, 7417. Prime factorization of 29668 in exponential form is:

29668 = 2² × 7417¹

Step-3: Factors of 29662

List of positive integer factors of 29662 that divides 29662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14831

Step-4: Factors of 29668

List of positive integer factors of 29668 that divides 29662 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7417, 14834

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29662 and 29668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29662 and 29668 is 2.

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