What is the Greatest Common Factor of 9 and 29?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 9 and 29 is 1.

GCF(9,29) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 9 and 29, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 9 and 29.

How to find the GCF of 9 and 29?

We will first find the prime factorization of 9 and 29. After we will calculate the factors of 9 and 29 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 9

Prime factors of 9 are 3. Prime factorization of 9 in exponential form is:

9 = 3²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29

Prime factors of 29 are 29. Prime factorization of 29 in exponential form is:

29 = 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 9

List of positive integer factors of 9 that divides 9 without a remainder.

1, 3

Step-4: Factors of 29

List of positive integer factors of 29 that divides 9 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 9 and 29. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 9 and 29 is 1.

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