What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29942 and 29947?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29942 and 29947 is 1.

GCF(29942,29947) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29942 and 29947, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29942 and 29947.

How to find the GCF of 29942 and 29947?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29942 and 29947. After we will calculate the factors of 29942 and 29947 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29942

Prime factors of 29942 are 2, 11, 1361. Prime factorization of 29942 in exponential form is:

29942 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1361¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29947

Prime factors of 29947 are 29947. Prime factorization of 29947 in exponential form is:

29947 = 29947¹

Step-3: Factors of 29942

List of positive integer factors of 29942 that divides 29942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1361, 2722, 14971

Step-4: Factors of 29947

List of positive integer factors of 29947 that divides 29942 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29942 and 29947. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29942 and 29947 is 1.

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