What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29860 and 29878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29860 and 29878 is 2.

GCF(29860,29878) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29860 and 29878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29860 and 29878.

How to find the GCF of 29860 and 29878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29860 and 29878. After we will calculate the factors of 29860 and 29878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29878

Prime factors of 29878 are 2, 14939. Prime factorization of 29878 in exponential form is:

29878 = 2¹ × 14939¹

Step-3: Factors of 29860

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29878

List of positive integer factors of 29878 that divides 29860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14939

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29860 and 29878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29860 and 29878 is 2.

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