What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29816 and 29826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29816 and 29826 is 2.

GCF(29816,29826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29816 and 29826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29816 and 29826.

How to find the GCF of 29816 and 29826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29816 and 29826. After we will calculate the factors of 29816 and 29826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29816

Prime factors of 29816 are 2, 3727. Prime factorization of 29816 in exponential form is:

29816 = 2³ × 3727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29826

Prime factors of 29826 are 2, 3, 1657. Prime factorization of 29826 in exponential form is:

29826 = 2¹ × 3² × 1657¹

Step-3: Factors of 29816

List of positive integer factors of 29816 that divides 29816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3727, 7454, 14908

Step-4: Factors of 29826

List of positive integer factors of 29826 that divides 29816 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1657, 3314, 4971, 9942, 14913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29816 and 29826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29816 and 29826 is 2.

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