What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29984 and 30002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29984 and 30002 is 2.

GCF(29984,30002) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29984 and 30002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29984 and 30002.

How to find the GCF of 29984 and 30002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29984 and 30002. After we will calculate the factors of 29984 and 30002 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29984

Prime factors of 29984 are 2, 937. Prime factorization of 29984 in exponential form is:

29984 = 2⁵ × 937¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30002

Prime factors of 30002 are 2, 7, 2143. Prime factorization of 30002 in exponential form is:

30002 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2143¹

Step-3: Factors of 29984

List of positive integer factors of 29984 that divides 29984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 937, 1874, 3748, 7496, 14992

Step-4: Factors of 30002

List of positive integer factors of 30002 that divides 29984 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2143, 4286, 15001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29984 and 30002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29984 and 30002 is 2.

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