What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29704 and 29717?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29704 and 29717 is 1.

GCF(29704,29717) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29704 and 29717, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29704 and 29717.

How to find the GCF of 29704 and 29717?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29704 and 29717. After we will calculate the factors of 29704 and 29717 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29704

Prime factors of 29704 are 2, 47, 79. Prime factorization of 29704 in exponential form is:

29704 = 2³ × 47¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29717

Prime factors of 29717 are 29717. Prime factorization of 29717 in exponential form is:

29717 = 29717¹

Step-3: Factors of 29704

List of positive integer factors of 29704 that divides 29704 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 47, 79, 94, 158, 188, 316, 376, 632, 3713, 7426, 14852

Step-4: Factors of 29717

List of positive integer factors of 29717 that divides 29704 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29704 and 29717. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29704 and 29717 is 1.

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