What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29857 and 29870?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29857 and 29870 is 1.

GCF(29857,29870) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29857 and 29870, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29857 and 29870.

How to find the GCF of 29857 and 29870?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29857 and 29870. After we will calculate the factors of 29857 and 29870 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29857

Prime factors of 29857 are 73, 409. Prime factorization of 29857 in exponential form is:

29857 = 73¹ × 409¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29870

Prime factors of 29870 are 2, 5, 29, 103. Prime factorization of 29870 in exponential form is:

29870 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 29857

List of positive integer factors of 29857 that divides 29857 without a remainder.

1, 73, 409

Step-4: Factors of 29870

List of positive integer factors of 29870 that divides 29857 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 29, 58, 103, 145, 206, 290, 515, 1030, 2987, 5974, 14935

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29857 and 29870. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29857 and 29870 is 1.

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