What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29493 and 29502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29493 and 29502 is 9.

GCF(29493,29502) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29493 and 29502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29493 and 29502.

How to find the GCF of 29493 and 29502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29493 and 29502. After we will calculate the factors of 29493 and 29502 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 29502

Prime factors of 29502 are 2, 3, 11, 149. Prime factorization of 29502 in exponential form is:

29502 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 149¹

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 29502

List of positive integer factors of 29502 that divides 29493 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 149, 198, 298, 447, 894, 1341, 1639, 2682, 3278, 4917, 9834, 14751

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29493 and 29502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29493 and 29502 is 9.

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