What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29855 and 29868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29855 and 29868 is 1.

GCF(29855,29868) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29855 and 29868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29855 and 29868.

How to find the GCF of 29855 and 29868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29855 and 29868. After we will calculate the factors of 29855 and 29868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29855

Prime factors of 29855 are 5, 7, 853. Prime factorization of 29855 in exponential form is:

29855 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 853¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29868

Prime factors of 29868 are 2, 3, 19, 131. Prime factorization of 29868 in exponential form is:

29868 = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 29855

List of positive integer factors of 29855 that divides 29855 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 853, 4265, 5971

Step-4: Factors of 29868

List of positive integer factors of 29868 that divides 29855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 38, 57, 76, 114, 131, 228, 262, 393, 524, 786, 1572, 2489, 4978, 7467, 9956, 14934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29855 and 29868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29855 and 29868 is 1.

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