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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29826 and 29838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29826 and 29838 is 6.

GCF(29826,29838) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29826 and 29838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29826 and 29838.

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How to find the GCF of 29826 and 29838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29826 and 29838. After we will calculate the factors of 29826 and 29838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29838

Prime factors of 29838 are 2, 3, 4973. Prime factorization of 29838 in exponential form is:

29838 = 21 × 31 × 49731

Step-3: Factors of 29826

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29838

List of positive integer factors of 29838 that divides 29826 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4973, 9946, 14919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29826 and 29838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29826 and 29838 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29826 and 29838