What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29342 and 29359?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29342 and 29359 is 17.

GCF(29342,29359) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29342 and 29359, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29342 and 29359.

How to find the GCF of 29342 and 29359?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29342 and 29359. After we will calculate the factors of 29342 and 29359 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29342

Prime factors of 29342 are 2, 17, 863. Prime factorization of 29342 in exponential form is:

29342 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29359

Prime factors of 29359 are 11, 17, 157. Prime factorization of 29359 in exponential form is:

29359 = 11¹ × 17¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 29342

List of positive integer factors of 29342 that divides 29342 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 863, 1726, 14671

Step-4: Factors of 29359

List of positive integer factors of 29359 that divides 29342 without a remainder.

1, 11, 17, 157, 187, 1727, 2669

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29342 and 29359. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29342 and 29359 is 17.

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