What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29678 and 29689?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29678 and 29689 is 11.

GCF(29678,29689) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29678 and 29689, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29678 and 29689.

How to find the GCF of 29678 and 29689?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29678 and 29689. After we will calculate the factors of 29678 and 29689 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29678

Prime factors of 29678 are 2, 11, 19, 71. Prime factorization of 29678 in exponential form is:

29678 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29689

Prime factors of 29689 are 11, 2699. Prime factorization of 29689 in exponential form is:

29689 = 11¹ × 2699¹

Step-3: Factors of 29678

List of positive integer factors of 29678 that divides 29678 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 19, 22, 38, 71, 142, 209, 418, 781, 1349, 1562, 2698, 14839

Step-4: Factors of 29689

List of positive integer factors of 29689 that divides 29678 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29678 and 29689. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29678 and 29689 is 11.

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