What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29442 and 29457?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29442 and 29457 is 3.

GCF(29442,29457) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29442 and 29457, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29442 and 29457.

How to find the GCF of 29442 and 29457?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29442 and 29457. After we will calculate the factors of 29442 and 29457 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29442

Prime factors of 29442 are 2, 3, 7, 701. Prime factorization of 29442 in exponential form is:

29442 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 701¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29457

Prime factors of 29457 are 3, 1091. Prime factorization of 29457 in exponential form is:

29457 = 3³ × 1091¹

Step-3: Factors of 29442

List of positive integer factors of 29442 that divides 29442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 701, 1402, 2103, 4206, 4907, 9814, 14721

Step-4: Factors of 29457

List of positive integer factors of 29457 that divides 29442 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1091, 3273, 9819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29442 and 29457. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29442 and 29457 is 3.

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