What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29734 and 29744?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29734 and 29744 is 2.

GCF(29734,29744) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29734 and 29744, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29734 and 29744.

How to find the GCF of 29734 and 29744?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29734 and 29744. After we will calculate the factors of 29734 and 29744 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29734

Prime factors of 29734 are 2, 14867. Prime factorization of 29734 in exponential form is:

29734 = 2¹ × 14867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29744

Prime factors of 29744 are 2, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 29744 in exponential form is:

29744 = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 13²

Step-3: Factors of 29734

List of positive integer factors of 29734 that divides 29734 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14867

Step-4: Factors of 29744

List of positive integer factors of 29744 that divides 29734 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 22, 26, 44, 52, 88, 104, 143, 169, 176, 208, 286, 338, 572, 676, 1144, 1352, 1859, 2288, 2704, 3718, 7436, 14872

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29734 and 29744. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29734 and 29744 is 2.

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