What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29876 and 29894?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29876 and 29894 is 2.

GCF(29876,29894) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29876 and 29894, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29876 and 29894.

How to find the GCF of 29876 and 29894?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29876 and 29894. After we will calculate the factors of 29876 and 29894 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29876

Prime factors of 29876 are 2, 7, 11, 97. Prime factorization of 29876 in exponential form is:

29876 = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29894

Prime factors of 29894 are 2, 14947. Prime factorization of 29894 in exponential form is:

29894 = 2¹ × 14947¹

Step-3: Factors of 29876

List of positive integer factors of 29876 that divides 29876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 22, 28, 44, 77, 97, 154, 194, 308, 388, 679, 1067, 1358, 2134, 2716, 4268, 7469, 14938

Step-4: Factors of 29894

List of positive integer factors of 29894 that divides 29876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14947

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29876 and 29894. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29876 and 29894 is 2.

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