What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29421 and 29438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29421 and 29438 is 1.

GCF(29421,29438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29421 and 29438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29421 and 29438.

How to find the GCF of 29421 and 29438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29421 and 29438. After we will calculate the factors of 29421 and 29438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29421

Prime factors of 29421 are 3, 7, 467. Prime factorization of 29421 in exponential form is:

29421 = 3² × 7¹ × 467¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29438

Prime factors of 29438 are 2, 41, 359. Prime factorization of 29438 in exponential form is:

29438 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 29421

List of positive integer factors of 29421 that divides 29421 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 467, 1401, 3269, 4203, 9807

Step-4: Factors of 29438

List of positive integer factors of 29438 that divides 29421 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 359, 718, 14719

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29421 and 29438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29421 and 29438 is 1.

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