What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29969 and 29974?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29969 and 29974 is 1.

GCF(29969,29974) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29969 and 29974, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29969 and 29974.

How to find the GCF of 29969 and 29974?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29969 and 29974. After we will calculate the factors of 29969 and 29974 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29969

Prime factors of 29969 are 23, 1303. Prime factorization of 29969 in exponential form is:

29969 = 23¹ × 1303¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29974

Prime factors of 29974 are 2, 7, 2141. Prime factorization of 29974 in exponential form is:

29974 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2141¹

Step-3: Factors of 29969

List of positive integer factors of 29969 that divides 29969 without a remainder.

1, 23, 1303

Step-4: Factors of 29974

List of positive integer factors of 29974 that divides 29969 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2141, 4282, 14987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29969 and 29974. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29969 and 29974 is 1.

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