What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29739 and 29745?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29739 and 29745 is 3.

GCF(29739,29745) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29739 and 29745, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29739 and 29745.

How to find the GCF of 29739 and 29745?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29739 and 29745. After we will calculate the factors of 29739 and 29745 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29739

Prime factors of 29739 are 3, 23, 431. Prime factorization of 29739 in exponential form is:

29739 = 3¹ × 23¹ × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29745

Prime factors of 29745 are 3, 5, 661. Prime factorization of 29745 in exponential form is:

29745 = 3² × 5¹ × 661¹

Step-3: Factors of 29739

List of positive integer factors of 29739 that divides 29739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 23, 69, 431, 1293, 9913

Step-4: Factors of 29745

List of positive integer factors of 29745 that divides 29739 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 661, 1983, 3305, 5949, 9915

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29739 and 29745. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29739 and 29745 is 3.

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