What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29710 and 29724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29710 and 29724 is 2.

GCF(29710,29724) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29710 and 29724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29710 and 29724.

How to find the GCF of 29710 and 29724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29710 and 29724. After we will calculate the factors of 29710 and 29724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29710

Prime factors of 29710 are 2, 5, 2971. Prime factorization of 29710 in exponential form is:

29710 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2971¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29724

Prime factors of 29724 are 2, 3, 2477. Prime factorization of 29724 in exponential form is:

29724 = 2² × 3¹ × 2477¹

Step-3: Factors of 29710

List of positive integer factors of 29710 that divides 29710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2971, 5942, 14855

Step-4: Factors of 29724

List of positive integer factors of 29724 that divides 29710 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2477, 4954, 7431, 9908, 14862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29710 and 29724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29710 and 29724 is 2.

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