What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29720 and 29738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29720 and 29738 is 2.

GCF(29720,29738) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29720 and 29738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29720 and 29738.

How to find the GCF of 29720 and 29738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29720 and 29738. After we will calculate the factors of 29720 and 29738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29738

Prime factors of 29738 are 2, 14869. Prime factorization of 29738 in exponential form is:

29738 = 2¹ × 14869¹

Step-3: Factors of 29720

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29738

List of positive integer factors of 29738 that divides 29720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29720 and 29738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29720 and 29738 is 2.

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