What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29708 and 29728?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29708 and 29728 is 4.

GCF(29708,29728) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29708 and 29728, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29708 and 29728.

How to find the GCF of 29708 and 29728?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29708 and 29728. After we will calculate the factors of 29708 and 29728 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29708

Prime factors of 29708 are 2, 7, 1061. Prime factorization of 29708 in exponential form is:

29708 = 2² × 7¹ × 1061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29728

Prime factors of 29728 are 2, 929. Prime factorization of 29728 in exponential form is:

29728 = 2⁵ × 929¹

Step-3: Factors of 29708

List of positive integer factors of 29708 that divides 29708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1061, 2122, 4244, 7427, 14854

Step-4: Factors of 29728

List of positive integer factors of 29728 that divides 29708 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 929, 1858, 3716, 7432, 14864

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29708 and 29728. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29708 and 29728 is 4.

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