What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29061 and 29079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29061 and 29079 is 9.

GCF(29061,29079) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29061 and 29079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29061 and 29079.

How to find the GCF of 29061 and 29079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29061 and 29079. After we will calculate the factors of 29061 and 29079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29061

Prime factors of 29061 are 3, 3229. Prime factorization of 29061 in exponential form is:

29061 = 3² × 3229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29079

Prime factors of 29079 are 3, 359. Prime factorization of 29079 in exponential form is:

29079 = 3⁴ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 29061

List of positive integer factors of 29061 that divides 29061 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3229, 9687

Step-4: Factors of 29079

List of positive integer factors of 29079 that divides 29061 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 359, 1077, 3231, 9693

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29061 and 29079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29061 and 29079 is 9.

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