What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29829 and 29844?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29829 and 29844 is 3.

GCF(29829,29844) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29829 and 29844, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29829 and 29844.

How to find the GCF of 29829 and 29844?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29829 and 29844. After we will calculate the factors of 29829 and 29844 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29829

Prime factors of 29829 are 3, 61, 163. Prime factorization of 29829 in exponential form is:

29829 = 3¹ × 61¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29844

Prime factors of 29844 are 2, 3, 829. Prime factorization of 29844 in exponential form is:

29844 = 2² × 3² × 829¹

Step-3: Factors of 29829

List of positive integer factors of 29829 that divides 29829 without a remainder.

1, 3, 61, 163, 183, 489, 9943

Step-4: Factors of 29844

List of positive integer factors of 29844 that divides 29829 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 829, 1658, 2487, 3316, 4974, 7461, 9948, 14922

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29829 and 29844. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29829 and 29844 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 29829 and 29844