What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29969 and 29979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29969 and 29979 is 1.

GCF(29969,29979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29969 and 29979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29969 and 29979.

How to find the GCF of 29969 and 29979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29969 and 29979. After we will calculate the factors of 29969 and 29979 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 29979

Prime factors of 29979 are 3, 3331. Prime factorization of 29979 in exponential form is:

29979 = 3² × 3331¹

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 29979

List of positive integer factors of 29979 that divides 29969 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3331, 9993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29969 and 29979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29969 and 29979 is 1.

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