What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29798 and 29814?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29798 and 29814 is 2.

GCF(29798,29814) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29798 and 29814, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29798 and 29814.

How to find the GCF of 29798 and 29814?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29798 and 29814. After we will calculate the factors of 29798 and 29814 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 29814

Prime factors of 29814 are 2, 3, 4969. Prime factorization of 29814 in exponential form is:

29814 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4969¹

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 29814

List of positive integer factors of 29814 that divides 29798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4969, 9938, 14907

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29798 and 29814. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29798 and 29814 is 2.

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