What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29912 and 29926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29912 and 29926 is 2.

GCF(29912,29926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29912 and 29926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29912 and 29926.

How to find the GCF of 29912 and 29926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29912 and 29926. After we will calculate the factors of 29912 and 29926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29912

Prime factors of 29912 are 2, 3739. Prime factorization of 29912 in exponential form is:

29912 = 2³ × 3739¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29926

Prime factors of 29926 are 2, 13, 1151. Prime factorization of 29926 in exponential form is:

29926 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1151¹

Step-3: Factors of 29912

List of positive integer factors of 29912 that divides 29912 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 3739, 7478, 14956

Step-4: Factors of 29926

List of positive integer factors of 29926 that divides 29912 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 1151, 2302, 14963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29912 and 29926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29912 and 29926 is 2.

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