What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29487 and 29493?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29487 and 29493 is 3.

GCF(29487,29493) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29487 and 29493, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29487 and 29493.

How to find the GCF of 29487 and 29493?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29487 and 29493. After we will calculate the factors of 29487 and 29493 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29487

Prime factors of 29487 are 3, 9829. Prime factorization of 29487 in exponential form is:

29487 = 3¹ × 9829¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29493

Prime factors of 29493 are 3, 29, 113. Prime factorization of 29493 in exponential form is:

29493 = 3² × 29¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 29487

List of positive integer factors of 29487 that divides 29487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9829

Step-4: Factors of 29493

List of positive integer factors of 29493 that divides 29487 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 113, 261, 339, 1017, 3277, 9831

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29487 and 29493. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29487 and 29493 is 3.

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