What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29994 and 30014?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29994 and 30014 is 2.

GCF(29994,30014) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29994 and 30014, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29994 and 30014.

How to find the GCF of 29994 and 30014?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29994 and 30014. After we will calculate the factors of 29994 and 30014 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29994

Prime factors of 29994 are 2, 3, 4999. Prime factorization of 29994 in exponential form is:

29994 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30014

Prime factors of 30014 are 2, 43, 349. Prime factorization of 30014 in exponential form is:

30014 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 29994

List of positive integer factors of 29994 that divides 29994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4999, 9998, 14997

Step-4: Factors of 30014

List of positive integer factors of 30014 that divides 29994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 349, 698, 15007

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29994 and 30014. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29994 and 30014 is 2.

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