What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29712 and 29720?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29712 and 29720 is 8.

GCF(29712,29720) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29712 and 29720, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29712 and 29720.

How to find the GCF of 29712 and 29720?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29712 and 29720. After we will calculate the factors of 29712 and 29720 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29712

Prime factors of 29712 are 2, 3, 619. Prime factorization of 29712 in exponential form is:

29712 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 619¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29720

Prime factors of 29720 are 2, 5, 743. Prime factorization of 29720 in exponential form is:

29720 = 2³ × 5¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 29712

List of positive integer factors of 29712 that divides 29712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 619, 1238, 1857, 2476, 3714, 4952, 7428, 9904, 14856

Step-4: Factors of 29720

List of positive integer factors of 29720 that divides 29712 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 743, 1486, 2972, 3715, 5944, 7430, 14860

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29712 and 29720. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29712 and 29720 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29712 and 29720