What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29918 and 29926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29918 and 29926 is 2.

GCF(29918,29926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29918 and 29926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29918 and 29926.

How to find the GCF of 29918 and 29926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29918 and 29926. After we will calculate the factors of 29918 and 29926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29918

Prime factors of 29918 are 2, 7, 2137. Prime factorization of 29918 in exponential form is:

29918 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2137¹

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 29918

List of positive integer factors of 29918 that divides 29918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2137, 4274, 14959

Step-4: Factors of 29926

List of positive integer factors of 29926 that divides 29918 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29918 and 29926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29918 and 29926 is 2.

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