What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29718 and 29730?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29718 and 29730 is 6.

GCF(29718,29730) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29718 and 29730, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29718 and 29730.

How to find the GCF of 29718 and 29730?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29718 and 29730. After we will calculate the factors of 29718 and 29730 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29718

Prime factors of 29718 are 2, 3, 13, 127. Prime factorization of 29718 in exponential form is:

29718 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29730

Prime factors of 29730 are 2, 3, 5, 991. Prime factorization of 29730 in exponential form is:

29730 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 991¹

Step-3: Factors of 29718

List of positive integer factors of 29718 that divides 29718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 39, 78, 117, 127, 234, 254, 381, 762, 1143, 1651, 2286, 3302, 4953, 9906, 14859

Step-4: Factors of 29730

List of positive integer factors of 29730 that divides 29718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 991, 1982, 2973, 4955, 5946, 9910, 14865

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29718 and 29730. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29718 and 29730 is 6.

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