What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29972 and 29987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29972 and 29987 is 1.

GCF(29972,29987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29972 and 29987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29972 and 29987.

How to find the GCF of 29972 and 29987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29972 and 29987. After we will calculate the factors of 29972 and 29987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29972

Prime factors of 29972 are 2, 59, 127. Prime factorization of 29972 in exponential form is:

29972 = 2² × 59¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29987

Prime factors of 29987 are 157, 191. Prime factorization of 29987 in exponential form is:

29987 = 157¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 29972

List of positive integer factors of 29972 that divides 29972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 59, 118, 127, 236, 254, 508, 7493, 14986

Step-4: Factors of 29987

List of positive integer factors of 29987 that divides 29972 without a remainder.

1, 157, 191

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29972 and 29987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29972 and 29987 is 1.

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