What is the Greatest Common Factor of 11 and 30?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 11 and 30 is 1.

GCF(11,30) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 11 and 30, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 11 and 30.

How to find the GCF of 11 and 30?

We will first find the prime factorization of 11 and 30. After we will calculate the factors of 11 and 30 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 11

Prime factors of 11 are 11. Prime factorization of 11 in exponential form is:

11 = 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30

Prime factors of 30 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 30 in exponential form is:

30 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 11

List of positive integer factors of 11 that divides 11 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 30

List of positive integer factors of 30 that divides 11 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 11 and 30. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 11 and 30 is 1.

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