What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29979 and 29985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29979 and 29985 is 3.

GCF(29979,29985) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29979 and 29985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29979 and 29985.

How to find the GCF of 29979 and 29985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29979 and 29985. After we will calculate the factors of 29979 and 29985 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29979

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

29979 = 3² × 3331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29985

Prime factors of 29985 are 3, 5, 1999. Prime factorization of 29985 in exponential form is:

29985 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 29979

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

1, 3, 9, 3331, 9993

Step-4: Factors of 29985

List of positive integer factors of 29985 that divides 29979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 1999, 5997, 9995

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29979 and 29985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29979 and 29985 is 3.

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