What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29838 and 29847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29838 and 29847 is 3.

GCF(29838,29847) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29838 and 29847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29838 and 29847.

How to find the GCF of 29838 and 29847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29838 and 29847. After we will calculate the factors of 29838 and 29847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29838

Prime factors of 29838 are 2, 3, 4973. Prime factorization of 29838 in exponential form is:

29838 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29847

Prime factors of 29847 are 3, 9949. Prime factorization of 29847 in exponential form is:

29847 = 3¹ × 9949¹

Step-3: Factors of 29838

List of positive integer factors of 29838 that divides 29838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4973, 9946, 14919

Step-4: Factors of 29847

List of positive integer factors of 29847 that divides 29838 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29838 and 29847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29838 and 29847 is 3.

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