What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29787 and 29802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29787 and 29802 is 3.

GCF(29787,29802) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29787 and 29802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29787 and 29802.

How to find the GCF of 29787 and 29802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29787 and 29802. After we will calculate the factors of 29787 and 29802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29787

Prime factors of 29787 are 3, 9929. Prime factorization of 29787 in exponential form is:

29787 = 3¹ × 9929¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29802

Prime factors of 29802 are 2, 3, 4967. Prime factorization of 29802 in exponential form is:

29802 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4967¹

Step-3: Factors of 29787

List of positive integer factors of 29787 that divides 29787 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9929

Step-4: Factors of 29802

List of positive integer factors of 29802 that divides 29787 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4967, 9934, 14901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29787 and 29802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29787 and 29802 is 3.

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