What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29862 and 29880?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29862 and 29880 is 18.

GCF(29862,29880) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29862 and 29880, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29862 and 29880.

How to find the GCF of 29862 and 29880?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29862 and 29880. After we will calculate the factors of 29862 and 29880 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 29880

Prime factors of 29880 are 2, 3, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 29880 in exponential form is:

29880 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 83¹

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 29880

List of positive integer factors of 29880 that divides 29862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 83, 90, 120, 166, 180, 249, 332, 360, 415, 498, 664, 747, 830, 996, 1245, 1494, 1660, 1992, 2490, 2988, 3320, 3735, 4980, 5976, 7470, 9960, 14940

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29862 and 29880. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29862 and 29880 is 18.

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