What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29932 and 29942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29932 and 29942 is 2.

GCF(29932,29942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29932 and 29942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29932 and 29942.

How to find the GCF of 29932 and 29942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29932 and 29942. After we will calculate the factors of 29932 and 29942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29932

Prime factors of 29932 are 2, 7, 1069. Prime factorization of 29932 in exponential form is:

29932 = 2² × 7¹ × 1069¹

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 29932

List of positive integer factors of 29932 that divides 29932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1069, 2138, 4276, 7483, 14966

Step-4: Factors of 29942

List of positive integer factors of 29942 that divides 29932 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29932 and 29942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29932 and 29942 is 2.

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