What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29872 and 29888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29872 and 29888 is 16.

GCF(29872,29888) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29872 and 29888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29872 and 29888.

How to find the GCF of 29872 and 29888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29872 and 29888. After we will calculate the factors of 29872 and 29888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29872

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

29872 = 2⁴ × 1867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29888

Prime factors of 29888 are 2, 467. Prime factorization of 29888 in exponential form is:

29888 = 2⁶ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 29872

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29888

List of positive integer factors of 29888 that divides 29872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 467, 934, 1868, 3736, 7472, 14944

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29872 and 29888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29872 and 29888 is 16.

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