What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29844 and 29848?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29844 and 29848 is 4.

GCF(29844,29848) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29844 and 29848, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29844 and 29848.

How to find the GCF of 29844 and 29848?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29844 and 29848. After we will calculate the factors of 29844 and 29848 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29848

Prime factors of 29848 are 2, 7, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 29848 in exponential form is:

29848 = 2³ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 29844

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29848

List of positive integer factors of 29848 that divides 29844 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 26, 28, 41, 52, 56, 82, 91, 104, 164, 182, 287, 328, 364, 533, 574, 728, 1066, 1148, 2132, 2296, 3731, 4264, 7462, 14924

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29844 and 29848. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29844 and 29848 is 4.

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