GCF and LCM Calculator Logo

What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29970 and 29990?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29970 and 29990 is 10.

GCF(29970,29990) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29970 and 29990, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29970 and 29990.

GCF Calculator and
and

How to find the GCF of 29970 and 29990?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29970 and 29990. After we will calculate the factors of 29970 and 29990 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29970

Prime factors of 29970 are 2, 3, 5, 37. Prime factorization of 29970 in exponential form is:

29970 = 21 × 34 × 51 × 371

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29990

Prime factors of 29990 are 2, 5, 2999. Prime factorization of 29990 in exponential form is:

29990 = 21 × 51 × 29991

Step-3: Factors of 29970

List of positive integer factors of 29970 that divides 29970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 27, 30, 37, 45, 54, 74, 81, 90, 111, 135, 162, 185, 222, 270, 333, 370, 405, 555, 666, 810, 999, 1110, 1665, 1998, 2997, 3330, 4995, 5994, 9990, 14985

Step-4: Factors of 29990

List of positive integer factors of 29990 that divides 29970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 2999, 5998, 14995

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29970 and 29990. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29970 and 29990 is 10.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29970 and 29990