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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29740 and 29755?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29740 and 29755 is 5.

GCF(29740,29755) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29740 and 29755, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29740 and 29755.

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How to find the GCF of 29740 and 29755?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29740 and 29755. After we will calculate the factors of 29740 and 29755 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29740

Prime factors of 29740 are 2, 5, 1487. Prime factorization of 29740 in exponential form is:

29740 = 22 × 51 × 14871

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29755

Prime factors of 29755 are 5, 11, 541. Prime factorization of 29755 in exponential form is:

29755 = 51 × 111 × 5411

Step-3: Factors of 29740

List of positive integer factors of 29740 that divides 29740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1487, 2974, 5948, 7435, 14870

Step-4: Factors of 29755

List of positive integer factors of 29755 that divides 29740 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 55, 541, 2705, 5951

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29740 and 29755. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29740 and 29755 is 5.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29740 and 29755