What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29862 and 29872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29862 and 29872 is 2.

GCF(29862,29872) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29862 and 29872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29862 and 29872.

How to find the GCF of 29862 and 29872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29862 and 29872. After we will calculate the factors of 29862 and 29872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29862

Prime factors of 29862 are 2, 3, 7, 79. Prime factorization of 29862 in exponential form is:

29862 = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29872

Prime factors of 29872 are 2, 1867. Prime factorization of 29872 in exponential form is:

29872 = 2⁴ × 1867¹

Step-3: Factors of 29862

List of positive integer factors of 29862 that divides 29862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 27, 42, 54, 63, 79, 126, 158, 189, 237, 378, 474, 553, 711, 1106, 1422, 1659, 2133, 3318, 4266, 4977, 9954, 14931

Step-4: Factors of 29872

List of positive integer factors of 29872 that divides 29862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1867, 3734, 7468, 14936

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29862 and 29872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29862 and 29872 is 2.

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