What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29696 and 29706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29696 and 29706 is 2.

GCF(29696,29706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29696 and 29706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29696 and 29706.

How to find the GCF of 29696 and 29706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29696 and 29706. After we will calculate the factors of 29696 and 29706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29696

Prime factors of 29696 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 29696 in exponential form is:

29696 = 2¹⁰ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29706

Prime factors of 29706 are 2, 3, 4951. Prime factorization of 29706 in exponential form is:

29706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4951¹

Step-3: Factors of 29696

List of positive integer factors of 29696 that divides 29696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 32, 58, 64, 116, 128, 232, 256, 464, 512, 928, 1024, 1856, 3712, 7424, 14848

Step-4: Factors of 29706

List of positive integer factors of 29706 that divides 29696 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4951, 9902, 14853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29696 and 29706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29696 and 29706 is 2.

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