What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29842 and 29851?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29842 and 29851 is 1.

GCF(29842,29851) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29842 and 29851, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29842 and 29851.

How to find the GCF of 29842 and 29851?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29842 and 29851. After we will calculate the factors of 29842 and 29851 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29842

Prime factors of 29842 are 2, 43, 347. Prime factorization of 29842 in exponential form is:

29842 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29851

Prime factors of 29851 are 29851. Prime factorization of 29851 in exponential form is:

29851 = 29851¹

Step-3: Factors of 29842

List of positive integer factors of 29842 that divides 29842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 347, 694, 14921

Step-4: Factors of 29851

List of positive integer factors of 29851 that divides 29842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29842 and 29851. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29842 and 29851 is 1.

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