What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29944 and 29960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29944 and 29960 is 8.

GCF(29944,29960) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29944 and 29960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29944 and 29960.

How to find the GCF of 29944 and 29960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29944 and 29960. After we will calculate the factors of 29944 and 29960 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 29960

Prime factors of 29960 are 2, 5, 7, 107. Prime factorization of 29960 in exponential form is:

29960 = 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 107¹

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 29960

List of positive integer factors of 29960 that divides 29944 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 28, 35, 40, 56, 70, 107, 140, 214, 280, 428, 535, 749, 856, 1070, 1498, 2140, 2996, 3745, 4280, 5992, 7490, 14980

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29944 and 29960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29944 and 29960 is 8.

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