What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29944 and 29958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29944 and 29958 is 2.

GCF(29944,29958) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29944 and 29958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29944 and 29958.

How to find the GCF of 29944 and 29958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29944 and 29958. After we will calculate the factors of 29944 and 29958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29944

Prime factors of 29944 are 2, 19, 197. Prime factorization of 29944 in exponential form is:

29944 = 2³ × 19¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29958

Prime factors of 29958 are 2, 3, 4993. Prime factorization of 29958 in exponential form is:

29958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4993¹

Step-3: Factors of 29944

List of positive integer factors of 29944 that divides 29944 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 197, 394, 788, 1576, 3743, 7486, 14972

Step-4: Factors of 29958

List of positive integer factors of 29958 that divides 29944 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4993, 9986, 14979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29944 and 29958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29944 and 29958 is 2.

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