What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29698 and 29714?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29698 and 29714 is 2.

GCF(29698,29714) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29698 and 29714, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29698 and 29714.

How to find the GCF of 29698 and 29714?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29698 and 29714. After we will calculate the factors of 29698 and 29714 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29698

Prime factors of 29698 are 2, 31, 479. Prime factorization of 29698 in exponential form is:

29698 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29714

Prime factors of 29714 are 2, 83, 179. Prime factorization of 29714 in exponential form is:

29714 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 29698

List of positive integer factors of 29698 that divides 29698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 479, 958, 14849

Step-4: Factors of 29714

List of positive integer factors of 29714 that divides 29698 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 179, 358, 14857

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29698 and 29714. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29698 and 29714 is 2.

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