What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29559 and 29571?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29559 and 29571 is 3.

GCF(29559,29571) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29559 and 29571, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29559 and 29571.

How to find the GCF of 29559 and 29571?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29559 and 29571. After we will calculate the factors of 29559 and 29571 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29559

Prime factors of 29559 are 3, 59, 167. Prime factorization of 29559 in exponential form is:

29559 = 3¹ × 59¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29571

Prime factors of 29571 are 3, 9857. Prime factorization of 29571 in exponential form is:

29571 = 3¹ × 9857¹

Step-3: Factors of 29559

List of positive integer factors of 29559 that divides 29559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59, 167, 177, 501, 9853

Step-4: Factors of 29571

List of positive integer factors of 29571 that divides 29559 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9857

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29559 and 29571. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29559 and 29571 is 3.

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