What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29240 and 29259?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29240 and 29259 is 1.

GCF(29240,29259) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29240 and 29259, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29240 and 29259.

How to find the GCF of 29240 and 29259?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29240 and 29259. After we will calculate the factors of 29240 and 29259 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29240

Prime factors of 29240 are 2, 5, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 29240 in exponential form is:

29240 = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29259

Prime factors of 29259 are 3, 3251. Prime factorization of 29259 in exponential form is:

29259 = 3² × 3251¹

Step-3: Factors of 29240

List of positive integer factors of 29240 that divides 29240 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 17, 20, 34, 40, 43, 68, 85, 86, 136, 170, 172, 215, 340, 344, 430, 680, 731, 860, 1462, 1720, 2924, 3655, 5848, 7310, 14620

Step-4: Factors of 29259

List of positive integer factors of 29259 that divides 29240 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3251, 9753

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29240 and 29259. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29240 and 29259 is 1.

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