What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29 and 49?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29 and 49 is 1.
GCF(29,49) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 29 and 49, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29 and 49.
How to find the GCF of 29 and 49?
We will first find the prime factorization of 29 and 49. After we will calculate the factors of 29 and 49 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29
Prime factors of 29 are 29. Prime factorization of 29 in exponential form is:
29 = 291
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 49
Prime factors of 49 are 7. Prime factorization of 49 in exponential form is:
49 = 72
Step-3: Factors of 29
List of positive integer factors of 29 that divides 29 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 49
List of positive integer factors of 49 that divides 29 without a remainder.
1, 7
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 29 and 49. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29 and 49 is 1.
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