What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32949 and 32961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32949 and 32961 is 3.

GCF(32949,32961) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32949 and 32961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32949 and 32961.

How to find the GCF of 32949 and 32961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32949 and 32961. After we will calculate the factors of 32949 and 32961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32949

Prime factors of 32949 are 3, 7, 523. Prime factorization of 32949 in exponential form is:

32949 = 3² × 7¹ × 523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32961

Prime factors of 32961 are 3, 10987. Prime factorization of 32961 in exponential form is:

32961 = 3¹ × 10987¹

Step-3: Factors of 32949

List of positive integer factors of 32949 that divides 32949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 523, 1569, 3661, 4707, 10983

Step-4: Factors of 32961

List of positive integer factors of 32961 that divides 32949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10987

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32949 and 32961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32949 and 32961 is 3.

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