What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29914 and 29924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29914 and 29924 is 2.

GCF(29914,29924) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29914 and 29924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29914 and 29924.

How to find the GCF of 29914 and 29924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29914 and 29924. After we will calculate the factors of 29914 and 29924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29914

Prime factors of 29914 are 2, 14957. Prime factorization of 29914 in exponential form is:

29914 = 2¹ × 14957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29924

Prime factors of 29924 are 2, 7481. Prime factorization of 29924 in exponential form is:

29924 = 2² × 7481¹

Step-3: Factors of 29914

List of positive integer factors of 29914 that divides 29914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14957

Step-4: Factors of 29924

List of positive integer factors of 29924 that divides 29914 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7481, 14962

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29914 and 29924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29914 and 29924 is 2.

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