What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29869 and 29878?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29869 and 29878 is 1.

GCF(29869,29878) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29869 and 29878, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29869 and 29878.

How to find the GCF of 29869 and 29878?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29869 and 29878. After we will calculate the factors of 29869 and 29878 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29869

Prime factors of 29869 are 7, 17, 251. Prime factorization of 29869 in exponential form is:

29869 = 7¹ × 17¹ × 251¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29878

Prime factors of 29878 are 2, 14939. Prime factorization of 29878 in exponential form is:

29878 = 2¹ × 14939¹

Step-3: Factors of 29869

List of positive integer factors of 29869 that divides 29869 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17, 119, 251, 1757, 4267

Step-4: Factors of 29878

List of positive integer factors of 29878 that divides 29869 without a remainder.

1, 2, 14939

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29869 and 29878. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29869 and 29878 is 1.

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