What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29159 and 29173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29159 and 29173 is 1.

GCF(29159,29173) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29159 and 29173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29159 and 29173.

How to find the GCF of 29159 and 29173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29159 and 29173. After we will calculate the factors of 29159 and 29173 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29159

Prime factors of 29159 are 13, 2243. Prime factorization of 29159 in exponential form is:

29159 = 13¹ × 2243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29173

Prime factors of 29173 are 29173. Prime factorization of 29173 in exponential form is:

29173 = 29173¹

Step-3: Factors of 29159

List of positive integer factors of 29159 that divides 29159 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2243

Step-4: Factors of 29173

List of positive integer factors of 29173 that divides 29159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29159 and 29173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29159 and 29173 is 1.

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