What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29872 and 29889?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29872 and 29889 is 1.

GCF(29872,29889) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29872 and 29889, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29872 and 29889.

How to find the GCF of 29872 and 29889?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29872 and 29889. After we will calculate the factors of 29872 and 29889 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29872

Prime factors of 29872 are 2, 1867. Prime factorization of 29872 in exponential form is:

29872 = 2⁴ × 1867¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29889

Prime factors of 29889 are 3, 41. Prime factorization of 29889 in exponential form is:

29889 = 3⁶ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 29872

List of positive integer factors of 29872 that divides 29872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1867, 3734, 7468, 14936

Step-4: Factors of 29889

List of positive integer factors of 29889 that divides 29872 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 41, 81, 123, 243, 369, 729, 1107, 3321, 9963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29872 and 29889. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29872 and 29889 is 1.

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