What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29840 and 29855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29840 and 29855 is 5.

GCF(29840,29855) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29840 and 29855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29840 and 29855.

How to find the GCF of 29840 and 29855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29840 and 29855. After we will calculate the factors of 29840 and 29855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29840

Prime factors of 29840 are 2, 5, 373. Prime factorization of 29840 in exponential form is:

29840 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 373¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29855

Prime factors of 29855 are 5, 7, 853. Prime factorization of 29855 in exponential form is:

29855 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 853¹

Step-3: Factors of 29840

List of positive integer factors of 29840 that divides 29840 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 373, 746, 1492, 1865, 2984, 3730, 5968, 7460, 14920

Step-4: Factors of 29855

List of positive integer factors of 29855 that divides 29840 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 853, 4265, 5971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29840 and 29855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29840 and 29855 is 5.

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