What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29864 and 29872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29864 and 29872 is 8.

GCF(29864,29872) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29864 and 29872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29864 and 29872.

How to find the GCF of 29864 and 29872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29864 and 29872. After we will calculate the factors of 29864 and 29872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29864

Prime factors of 29864 are 2, 3733. Prime factorization of 29864 in exponential form is:

29864 = 2³ × 3733¹

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 29864

List of positive integer factors of 29864 that divides 29864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3733, 7466, 14932

Step-4: Factors of 29872

List of positive integer factors of 29872 that divides 29864 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 29864 and 29872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29864 and 29872 is 8.

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