What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29983 and 29996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29983 and 29996 is 1.

GCF(29983,29996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29983 and 29996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29983 and 29996.

How to find the GCF of 29983 and 29996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29983 and 29996. After we will calculate the factors of 29983 and 29996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29983

Prime factors of 29983 are 29983. Prime factorization of 29983 in exponential form is:

29983 = 29983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29996

Prime factors of 29996 are 2, 7499. Prime factorization of 29996 in exponential form is:

29996 = 2² × 7499¹

Step-3: Factors of 29983

List of positive integer factors of 29983 that divides 29983 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 29996

List of positive integer factors of 29996 that divides 29983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7499, 14998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29983 and 29996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29983 and 29996 is 1.

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