What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29598 and 29606?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29598 and 29606 is 2.

GCF(29598,29606) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29598 and 29606, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29598 and 29606.

How to find the GCF of 29598 and 29606?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29598 and 29606. After we will calculate the factors of 29598 and 29606 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29598

Prime factors of 29598 are 2, 3, 4933. Prime factorization of 29598 in exponential form is:

29598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4933¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29606

Prime factors of 29606 are 2, 113, 131. Prime factorization of 29606 in exponential form is:

29606 = 2¹ × 113¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 29598

List of positive integer factors of 29598 that divides 29598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4933, 9866, 14799

Step-4: Factors of 29606

List of positive integer factors of 29606 that divides 29598 without a remainder.

1, 2, 113, 131, 226, 262, 14803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29598 and 29606. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29598 and 29606 is 2.

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