What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29886 and 29901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29886 and 29901 is 3.

GCF(29886,29901) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29886 and 29901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29886 and 29901.

How to find the GCF of 29886 and 29901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29886 and 29901. After we will calculate the factors of 29886 and 29901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29886

Prime factors of 29886 are 2, 3, 17, 293. Prime factorization of 29886 in exponential form is:

29886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29901

Prime factors of 29901 are 3, 9967. Prime factorization of 29901 in exponential form is:

29901 = 3¹ × 9967¹

Step-3: Factors of 29886

List of positive integer factors of 29886 that divides 29886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 102, 293, 586, 879, 1758, 4981, 9962, 14943

Step-4: Factors of 29901

List of positive integer factors of 29901 that divides 29886 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9967

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29886 and 29901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29886 and 29901 is 3.

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