What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29828 and 29846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29828 and 29846 is 2.

GCF(29828,29846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29828 and 29846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29828 and 29846.

How to find the GCF of 29828 and 29846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29828 and 29846. After we will calculate the factors of 29828 and 29846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29828

Prime factors of 29828 are 2, 7457. Prime factorization of 29828 in exponential form is:

29828 = 2² × 7457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29846

Prime factors of 29846 are 2, 14923. Prime factorization of 29846 in exponential form is:

29846 = 2¹ × 14923¹

Step-3: Factors of 29828

List of positive integer factors of 29828 that divides 29828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7457, 14914

Step-4: Factors of 29846

List of positive integer factors of 29846 that divides 29828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29828 and 29846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29828 and 29846 is 2.

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