What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29661 and 29673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29661 and 29673 is 3.

GCF(29661,29673) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29661 and 29673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29661 and 29673.

How to find the GCF of 29661 and 29673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29661 and 29673. After we will calculate the factors of 29661 and 29673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29661

Prime factors of 29661 are 3, 9887. Prime factorization of 29661 in exponential form is:

29661 = 3¹ × 9887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29673

Prime factors of 29673 are 3, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 29673 in exponential form is:

29673 = 3³ × 7¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 29661

List of positive integer factors of 29661 that divides 29661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9887

Step-4: Factors of 29673

List of positive integer factors of 29673 that divides 29661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 63, 157, 189, 471, 1099, 1413, 3297, 4239, 9891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29661 and 29673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29661 and 29673 is 3.

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