What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29649 and 29658?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29649 and 29658 is 3.

GCF(29649,29658) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29649 and 29658, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29649 and 29658.

How to find the GCF of 29649 and 29658?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29649 and 29658. After we will calculate the factors of 29649 and 29658 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29649

Prime factors of 29649 are 3, 9883. Prime factorization of 29649 in exponential form is:

29649 = 3¹ × 9883¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29658

Prime factors of 29658 are 2, 3, 4943. Prime factorization of 29658 in exponential form is:

29658 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4943¹

Step-3: Factors of 29649

List of positive integer factors of 29649 that divides 29649 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9883

Step-4: Factors of 29658

List of positive integer factors of 29658 that divides 29649 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4943, 9886, 14829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29649 and 29658. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29649 and 29658 is 3.

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