What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29992 and 30004?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29992 and 30004 is 4.

GCF(29992,30004) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29992 and 30004, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29992 and 30004.

How to find the GCF of 29992 and 30004?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29992 and 30004. After we will calculate the factors of 29992 and 30004 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29992

Prime factors of 29992 are 2, 23, 163. Prime factorization of 29992 in exponential form is:

29992 = 2³ × 23¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30004

Prime factors of 30004 are 2, 13, 577. Prime factorization of 30004 in exponential form is:

30004 = 2² × 13¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 29992

List of positive integer factors of 29992 that divides 29992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 23, 46, 92, 163, 184, 326, 652, 1304, 3749, 7498, 14996

Step-4: Factors of 30004

List of positive integer factors of 30004 that divides 29992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 577, 1154, 2308, 7501, 15002

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29992 and 30004. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29992 and 30004 is 4.

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