What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29817 and 29832?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29817 and 29832 is 3.

GCF(29817,29832) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29817 and 29832, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29817 and 29832.

How to find the GCF of 29817 and 29832?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29817 and 29832. After we will calculate the factors of 29817 and 29832 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29817

Prime factors of 29817 are 3, 3313. Prime factorization of 29817 in exponential form is:

29817 = 3² × 3313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29832

Prime factors of 29832 are 2, 3, 11, 113. Prime factorization of 29832 in exponential form is:

29832 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 29817

List of positive integer factors of 29817 that divides 29817 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3313, 9939

Step-4: Factors of 29832

List of positive integer factors of 29832 that divides 29817 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 113, 132, 226, 264, 339, 452, 678, 904, 1243, 1356, 2486, 2712, 3729, 4972, 7458, 9944, 14916

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29817 and 29832. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29817 and 29832 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29817 and 29832