What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29945 and 29958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29945 and 29958 is 1.

GCF(29945,29958) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29945 and 29958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29945 and 29958.

How to find the GCF of 29945 and 29958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29945 and 29958. After we will calculate the factors of 29945 and 29958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29945

Prime factors of 29945 are 5, 53, 113. Prime factorization of 29945 in exponential form is:

29945 = 5¹ × 53¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29958

Prime factors of 29958 are 2, 3, 4993. Prime factorization of 29958 in exponential form is:

29958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4993¹

Step-3: Factors of 29945

List of positive integer factors of 29945 that divides 29945 without a remainder.

1, 5, 53, 113, 265, 565, 5989

Step-4: Factors of 29958

List of positive integer factors of 29958 that divides 29945 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 4993, 9986, 14979

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29945 and 29958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29945 and 29958 is 1.

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