What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29227 and 29238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29227 and 29238 is 11.

GCF(29227,29238) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29227 and 29238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29227 and 29238.

How to find the GCF of 29227 and 29238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29227 and 29238. After we will calculate the factors of 29227 and 29238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29227

Prime factors of 29227 are 11, 2657. Prime factorization of 29227 in exponential form is:

29227 = 11¹ × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29238

Prime factors of 29238 are 2, 3, 11, 443. Prime factorization of 29238 in exponential form is:

29238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 29227

List of positive integer factors of 29227 that divides 29227 without a remainder.

1, 11, 2657

Step-4: Factors of 29238

List of positive integer factors of 29238 that divides 29227 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 443, 886, 1329, 2658, 4873, 9746, 14619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29227 and 29238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29227 and 29238 is 11.

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