What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29852 and 29869?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29852 and 29869 is 17.

GCF(29852,29869) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29852 and 29869, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29852 and 29869.

How to find the GCF of 29852 and 29869?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29852 and 29869. After we will calculate the factors of 29852 and 29869 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29852

Prime factors of 29852 are 2, 17, 439. Prime factorization of 29852 in exponential form is:

29852 = 2² × 17¹ × 439¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29869

Prime factors of 29869 are 7, 17, 251. Prime factorization of 29869 in exponential form is:

29869 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 29852

List of positive integer factors of 29852 that divides 29852 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 439, 878, 1756, 7463, 14926

Step-4: Factors of 29869

List of positive integer factors of 29869 that divides 29852 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 251, 1757, 4267

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29852 and 29869. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29852 and 29869 is 17.

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