What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29463 and 29478?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29463 and 29478 is 3.

GCF(29463,29478) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29463 and 29478, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29463 and 29478.

How to find the GCF of 29463 and 29478?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29463 and 29478. After we will calculate the factors of 29463 and 29478 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29463

Prime factors of 29463 are 3, 7, 23, 61. Prime factorization of 29463 in exponential form is:

29463 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29478

Prime factors of 29478 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 29478 in exponential form is:

29478 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17³

Step-3: Factors of 29463

List of positive integer factors of 29463 that divides 29463 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 23, 61, 69, 161, 183, 427, 483, 1281, 1403, 4209, 9821

Step-4: Factors of 29478

List of positive integer factors of 29478 that divides 29463 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 289, 578, 867, 1734, 4913, 9826, 14739

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29463 and 29478. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29463 and 29478 is 3.

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