What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29742 and 29749?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29742 and 29749 is 1.

GCF(29742,29749) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29742 and 29749, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29742 and 29749.

How to find the GCF of 29742 and 29749?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29742 and 29749. After we will calculate the factors of 29742 and 29749 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29742

Prime factors of 29742 are 2, 3, 4957. Prime factorization of 29742 in exponential form is:

29742 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4957¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29749

Prime factors of 29749 are 71, 419. Prime factorization of 29749 in exponential form is:

29749 = 71¹ × 419¹

Step-3: Factors of 29742

List of positive integer factors of 29742 that divides 29742 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4957, 9914, 14871

Step-4: Factors of 29749

List of positive integer factors of 29749 that divides 29742 without a remainder.

1, 71, 419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29742 and 29749. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29742 and 29749 is 1.

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