What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29616 and 29631?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29616 and 29631 is 3.

GCF(29616,29631) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29616 and 29631, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29616 and 29631.

How to find the GCF of 29616 and 29631?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29616 and 29631. After we will calculate the factors of 29616 and 29631 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29616

Prime factors of 29616 are 2, 3, 617. Prime factorization of 29616 in exponential form is:

29616 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 617¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29631

Prime factors of 29631 are 3, 7, 17, 83. Prime factorization of 29631 in exponential form is:

29631 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 29616

List of positive integer factors of 29616 that divides 29616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 617, 1234, 1851, 2468, 3702, 4936, 7404, 9872, 14808

Step-4: Factors of 29631

List of positive integer factors of 29631 that divides 29616 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 51, 83, 119, 249, 357, 581, 1411, 1743, 4233, 9877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29616 and 29631. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29616 and 29631 is 3.

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