What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29848 and 29860?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29848 and 29860 is 4.

GCF(29848,29860) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29848 and 29860, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29848 and 29860.

How to find the GCF of 29848 and 29860?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29848 and 29860. After we will calculate the factors of 29848 and 29860 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29860

Prime factors of 29860 are 2, 5, 1493. Prime factorization of 29860 in exponential form is:

29860 = 2² × 5¹ × 1493¹

Step-3: Factors of 29848

List of positive integer factors of 29848 that divides 29848 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

Step-4: Factors of 29860

List of positive integer factors of 29860 that divides 29848 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1493, 2986, 5972, 7465, 14930

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29848 and 29860. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29848 and 29860 is 4.

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