What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29896 and 29916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29896 and 29916 is 4.

GCF(29896,29916) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29896 and 29916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29896 and 29916.

How to find the GCF of 29896 and 29916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29896 and 29916. After we will calculate the factors of 29896 and 29916 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29916

Prime factors of 29916 are 2, 3, 277. Prime factorization of 29916 in exponential form is:

29916 = 2² × 3³ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 29896

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29916

List of positive integer factors of 29916 that divides 29896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 2493, 3324, 4986, 7479, 9972, 14958

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29896 and 29916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29896 and 29916 is 4.

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