What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29588 and 29594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29588 and 29594 is 2.

GCF(29588,29594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29588 and 29594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29588 and 29594.

How to find the GCF of 29588 and 29594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29588 and 29594. After we will calculate the factors of 29588 and 29594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29588

Prime factors of 29588 are 2, 13, 569. Prime factorization of 29588 in exponential form is:

29588 = 2² × 13¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29594

Prime factors of 29594 are 2, 14797. Prime factorization of 29594 in exponential form is:

29594 = 2¹ × 14797¹

Step-3: Factors of 29588

List of positive integer factors of 29588 that divides 29588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 569, 1138, 2276, 7397, 14794

Step-4: Factors of 29594

List of positive integer factors of 29594 that divides 29588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29588 and 29594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29588 and 29594 is 2.

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