What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29157 and 29166?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29157 and 29166 is 3.

GCF(29157,29166) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29157 and 29166, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29157 and 29166.

How to find the GCF of 29157 and 29166?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29157 and 29166. After we will calculate the factors of 29157 and 29166 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29157

Prime factors of 29157 are 3, 9719. Prime factorization of 29157 in exponential form is:

29157 = 3¹ × 9719¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29166

Prime factors of 29166 are 2, 3, 4861. Prime factorization of 29166 in exponential form is:

29166 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4861¹

Step-3: Factors of 29157

List of positive integer factors of 29157 that divides 29157 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9719

Step-4: Factors of 29166

List of positive integer factors of 29166 that divides 29157 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4861, 9722, 14583

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29157 and 29166. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29157 and 29166 is 3.

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