What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29798 and 29812?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29798 and 29812 is 2.

GCF(29798,29812) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29798 and 29812, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29798 and 29812.

How to find the GCF of 29798 and 29812?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29798 and 29812. After we will calculate the factors of 29798 and 29812 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29798

Prime factors of 29798 are 2, 47, 317. Prime factorization of 29798 in exponential form is:

29798 = 2¹ × 47¹ × 317¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29812

Prime factors of 29812 are 2, 29, 257. Prime factorization of 29812 in exponential form is:

29812 = 2² × 29¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 29798

List of positive integer factors of 29798 that divides 29798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47, 94, 317, 634, 14899

Step-4: Factors of 29812

List of positive integer factors of 29812 that divides 29798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 257, 514, 1028, 7453, 14906

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29798 and 29812. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29798 and 29812 is 2.

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