What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29418 and 29427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29418 and 29427 is 3.

GCF(29418,29427) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29418 and 29427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29418 and 29427.

How to find the GCF of 29418 and 29427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29418 and 29427. After we will calculate the factors of 29418 and 29427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29418

Prime factors of 29418 are 2, 3, 4903. Prime factorization of 29418 in exponential form is:

29418 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4903¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29427

Prime factors of 29427 are 3, 17, 577. Prime factorization of 29427 in exponential form is:

29427 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 577¹

Step-3: Factors of 29418

List of positive integer factors of 29418 that divides 29418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4903, 9806, 14709

Step-4: Factors of 29427

List of positive integer factors of 29427 that divides 29418 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 577, 1731, 9809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29418 and 29427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29418 and 29427 is 3.

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