What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29996 and 30010?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29996 and 30010 is 2.

GCF(29996,30010) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29996 and 30010, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29996 and 30010.

How to find the GCF of 29996 and 30010?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29996 and 30010. After we will calculate the factors of 29996 and 30010 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29996

Prime factors of 29996 are 2, 7499. Prime factorization of 29996 in exponential form is:

29996 = 2² × 7499¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30010

Prime factors of 30010 are 2, 5, 3001. Prime factorization of 30010 in exponential form is:

30010 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3001¹

Step-3: Factors of 29996

List of positive integer factors of 29996 that divides 29996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7499, 14998

Step-4: Factors of 30010

List of positive integer factors of 30010 that divides 29996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 3001, 6002, 15005

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29996 and 30010. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29996 and 30010 is 2.

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