What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29958 and 29963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29958 and 29963 is 1.

GCF(29958,29963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29958 and 29963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29958 and 29963.

How to find the GCF of 29958 and 29963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29958 and 29963. After we will calculate the factors of 29958 and 29963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 29963

Prime factors of 29963 are 19, 83. Prime factorization of 29963 in exponential form is:

29963 = 19² × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 29958

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 29963

List of positive integer factors of 29963 that divides 29958 without a remainder.

1, 19, 83, 361, 1577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29958 and 29963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29958 and 29963 is 1.

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