What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29964 and 29977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29964 and 29977 is 1.

GCF(29964,29977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29964 and 29977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29964 and 29977.

How to find the GCF of 29964 and 29977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29964 and 29977. After we will calculate the factors of 29964 and 29977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29964

Prime factors of 29964 are 2, 3, 11, 227. Prime factorization of 29964 in exponential form is:

29964 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 227¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29977

Prime factors of 29977 are 31, 967. Prime factorization of 29977 in exponential form is:

29977 = 31¹ × 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 29964

List of positive integer factors of 29964 that divides 29964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132, 227, 454, 681, 908, 1362, 2497, 2724, 4994, 7491, 9988, 14982

Step-4: Factors of 29977

List of positive integer factors of 29977 that divides 29964 without a remainder.

1, 31, 967

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29964 and 29977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29964 and 29977 is 1.

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