What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29930 and 29942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29930 and 29942 is 2.

GCF(29930,29942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29930 and 29942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29930 and 29942.

How to find the GCF of 29930 and 29942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29930 and 29942. After we will calculate the factors of 29930 and 29942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29930

Prime factors of 29930 are 2, 5, 41, 73. Prime factorization of 29930 in exponential form is:

29930 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29942

Prime factors of 29942 are 2, 11, 1361. Prime factorization of 29942 in exponential form is:

29942 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1361¹

Step-3: Factors of 29930

List of positive integer factors of 29930 that divides 29930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 41, 73, 82, 146, 205, 365, 410, 730, 2993, 5986, 14965

Step-4: Factors of 29942

List of positive integer factors of 29942 that divides 29930 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1361, 2722, 14971

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29930 and 29942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29930 and 29942 is 2.

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