What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29864 and 29884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29864 and 29884 is 4.

GCF(29864,29884) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29864 and 29884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29864 and 29884.

How to find the GCF of 29864 and 29884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29864 and 29884. After we will calculate the factors of 29864 and 29884 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 29884

Prime factors of 29884 are 2, 31, 241. Prime factorization of 29884 in exponential form is:

29884 = 2² × 31¹ × 241¹

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 29884

List of positive integer factors of 29884 that divides 29864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124, 241, 482, 964, 7471, 14942

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29864 and 29884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29864 and 29884 is 4.

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