What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29247 and 29262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29247 and 29262 is 3.

GCF(29247,29262) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29247 and 29262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29247 and 29262.

How to find the GCF of 29247 and 29262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29247 and 29262. After we will calculate the factors of 29247 and 29262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29247

Prime factors of 29247 are 3, 9749. Prime factorization of 29247 in exponential form is:

29247 = 3¹ × 9749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29262

Prime factors of 29262 are 2, 3, 4877. Prime factorization of 29262 in exponential form is:

29262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4877¹

Step-3: Factors of 29247

List of positive integer factors of 29247 that divides 29247 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9749

Step-4: Factors of 29262

List of positive integer factors of 29262 that divides 29247 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4877, 9754, 14631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29247 and 29262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29247 and 29262 is 3.

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