What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29721 and 29727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29721 and 29727 is 3.

GCF(29721,29727) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29721 and 29727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29721 and 29727.

How to find the GCF of 29721 and 29727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29721 and 29727. After we will calculate the factors of 29721 and 29727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29721

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

29721 = 3¹ × 9907¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29727

Prime factors of 29727 are 3, 367. Prime factorization of 29727 in exponential form is:

29727 = 3⁴ × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 29721

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

1, 3, 9907

Step-4: Factors of 29727

List of positive integer factors of 29727 that divides 29721 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 367, 1101, 3303, 9909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29721 and 29727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29721 and 29727 is 3.

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