What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29724 and 29731?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29724 and 29731 is 1.

GCF(29724,29731) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29724 and 29731, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29724 and 29731.

How to find the GCF of 29724 and 29731?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29724 and 29731. After we will calculate the factors of 29724 and 29731 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29724

Prime factors of 29724 are 2, 3, 2477. Prime factorization of 29724 in exponential form is:

29724 = 2² × 3¹ × 2477¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29731

Prime factors of 29731 are 13, 2287. Prime factorization of 29731 in exponential form is:

29731 = 13¹ × 2287¹

Step-3: Factors of 29724

List of positive integer factors of 29724 that divides 29724 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2477, 4954, 7431, 9908, 14862

Step-4: Factors of 29731

List of positive integer factors of 29731 that divides 29724 without a remainder.

1, 13, 2287

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29724 and 29731. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29724 and 29731 is 1.

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