What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29679 and 29697?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29679 and 29697 is 3.

GCF(29679,29697) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29679 and 29697, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29679 and 29697.

How to find the GCF of 29679 and 29697?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29679 and 29697. After we will calculate the factors of 29679 and 29697 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29679

Prime factors of 29679 are 3, 13, 761. Prime factorization of 29679 in exponential form is:

29679 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 761¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29697

Prime factors of 29697 are 3, 19, 521. Prime factorization of 29697 in exponential form is:

29697 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 521¹

Step-3: Factors of 29679

List of positive integer factors of 29679 that divides 29679 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 761, 2283, 9893

Step-4: Factors of 29697

List of positive integer factors of 29697 that divides 29679 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 521, 1563, 9899

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29679 and 29697. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29679 and 29697 is 3.

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