What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29886 and 29896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29886 and 29896 is 2.

GCF(29886,29896) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29886 and 29896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29886 and 29896.

How to find the GCF of 29886 and 29896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29886 and 29896. After we will calculate the factors of 29886 and 29896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29886

Prime factors of 29886 are 2, 3, 17, 293. Prime factorization of 29886 in exponential form is:

29886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29896

Prime factors of 29896 are 2, 37, 101. Prime factorization of 29896 in exponential form is:

29896 = 2³ × 37¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 29886

List of positive integer factors of 29886 that divides 29886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 293, 586, 879, 1758, 4981, 9962, 14943

Step-4: Factors of 29896

List of positive integer factors of 29896 that divides 29886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 101, 148, 202, 296, 404, 808, 3737, 7474, 14948

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29886 and 29896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29886 and 29896 is 2.

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