What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29631 and 29638?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29631 and 29638 is 7.

GCF(29631,29638) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29631 and 29638, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29631 and 29638.

How to find the GCF of 29631 and 29638?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29631 and 29638. After we will calculate the factors of 29631 and 29638 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29638

Prime factors of 29638 are 2, 7, 29, 73. Prime factorization of 29638 in exponential form is:

29638 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 29631

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29638

List of positive integer factors of 29638 that divides 29631 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 29, 58, 73, 146, 203, 406, 511, 1022, 2117, 4234, 14819

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29631 and 29638. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29631 and 29638 is 7.

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