What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29372 and 29379?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29372 and 29379 is 7.

GCF(29372,29379) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29372 and 29379, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29372 and 29379.

How to find the GCF of 29372 and 29379?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29372 and 29379. After we will calculate the factors of 29372 and 29379 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29372

Prime factors of 29372 are 2, 7, 1049. Prime factorization of 29372 in exponential form is:

29372 = 2² × 7¹ × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29379

Prime factors of 29379 are 3, 7, 1399. Prime factorization of 29379 in exponential form is:

29379 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1399¹

Step-3: Factors of 29372

List of positive integer factors of 29372 that divides 29372 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1049, 2098, 4196, 7343, 14686

Step-4: Factors of 29379

List of positive integer factors of 29379 that divides 29372 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1399, 4197, 9793

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29372 and 29379. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29372 and 29379 is 7.

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