What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29493 and 29499?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29493 and 29499 is 3.

GCF(29493,29499) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29493 and 29499, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29493 and 29499.

How to find the GCF of 29493 and 29499?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29493 and 29499. After we will calculate the factors of 29493 and 29499 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29499

Prime factors of 29499 are 3, 9833. Prime factorization of 29499 in exponential form is:

29499 = 3¹ × 9833¹

Step-3: Factors of 29493

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29499

List of positive integer factors of 29499 that divides 29493 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9833

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29493 and 29499. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29493 and 29499 is 3.

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