What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29832 and 29844?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29832 and 29844 is 12.

GCF(29832,29844) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29832 and 29844, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29832 and 29844.

How to find the GCF of 29832 and 29844?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29832 and 29844. After we will calculate the factors of 29832 and 29844 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29832

Prime factors of 29832 are 2, 3, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 29832 in exponential form is:

29832 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29844

Prime factors of 29844 are 2, 3, 829. Prime factorization of 29844 in exponential form is:

29844 = 2² × 3² × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 29832

List of positive integer factors of 29832 that divides 29832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 113, 132, 226, 264, 339, 452, 678, 904, 1243, 1356, 2486, 2712, 3729, 4972, 7458, 9944, 14916

Step-4: Factors of 29844

List of positive integer factors of 29844 that divides 29832 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 829, 1658, 2487, 3316, 4974, 7461, 9948, 14922

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29832 and 29844. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29832 and 29844 is 12.

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