What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29740 and 29758?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29740 and 29758 is 2.

GCF(29740,29758) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29740 and 29758, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29740 and 29758.

How to find the GCF of 29740 and 29758?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29740 and 29758. After we will calculate the factors of 29740 and 29758 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 29758

Prime factors of 29758 are 2, 14879. Prime factorization of 29758 in exponential form is:

29758 = 2¹ × 14879¹

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 29758

List of positive integer factors of 29758 that divides 29740 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14879

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29740 and 29758. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29740 and 29758 is 2.

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