What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29706 and 29721?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29706 and 29721 is 3.

GCF(29706,29721) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29706 and 29721, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29706 and 29721.

How to find the GCF of 29706 and 29721?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29706 and 29721. After we will calculate the factors of 29706 and 29721 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29706

Prime factors of 29706 are 2, 3, 4951. Prime factorization of 29706 in exponential form is:

29706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4951¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29721

Prime factors of 29721 are 3, 9907. Prime factorization of 29721 in exponential form is:

29721 = 3¹ × 9907¹

Step-3: Factors of 29706

List of positive integer factors of 29706 that divides 29706 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4951, 9902, 14853

Step-4: Factors of 29721

List of positive integer factors of 29721 that divides 29706 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9907

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29706 and 29721. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29706 and 29721 is 3.

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