What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29043 and 29049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29043 and 29049 is 3.

GCF(29043,29049) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29043 and 29049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29043 and 29049.

How to find the GCF of 29043 and 29049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29043 and 29049. After we will calculate the factors of 29043 and 29049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29043

Prime factors of 29043 are 3, 7, 461. Prime factorization of 29043 in exponential form is:

29043 = 3² × 7¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29049

Prime factors of 29049 are 3, 23, 421. Prime factorization of 29049 in exponential form is:

29049 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 421¹

Step-3: Factors of 29043

List of positive integer factors of 29043 that divides 29043 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 461, 1383, 3227, 4149, 9681

Step-4: Factors of 29049

List of positive integer factors of 29049 that divides 29043 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 421, 1263, 9683

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29043 and 29049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29043 and 29049 is 3.

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