What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29800 and 29806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29800 and 29806 is 2.

GCF(29800,29806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29800 and 29806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29800 and 29806.

How to find the GCF of 29800 and 29806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29800 and 29806. After we will calculate the factors of 29800 and 29806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29800

Prime factors of 29800 are 2, 5, 149. Prime factorization of 29800 in exponential form is:

29800 = 2³ × 5² × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29806

Prime factors of 29806 are 2, 7, 2129. Prime factorization of 29806 in exponential form is:

29806 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2129¹

Step-3: Factors of 29800

List of positive integer factors of 29800 that divides 29800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 100, 149, 200, 298, 596, 745, 1192, 1490, 2980, 3725, 5960, 7450, 14900

Step-4: Factors of 29806

List of positive integer factors of 29806 that divides 29800 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2129, 4258, 14903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29800 and 29806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29800 and 29806 is 2.

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