What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2015 and 2030?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2015 and 2030 is 5.

GCF(2015,2030) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2015 and 2030, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2015 and 2030.

How to find the GCF of 2015 and 2030?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2015 and 2030. After we will calculate the factors of 2015 and 2030 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2015

Prime factors of 2015 are 5, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 2015 in exponential form is:

2015 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2030

Prime factors of 2030 are 2, 5, 7, 29. Prime factorization of 2030 in exponential form is:

2030 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 2015

List of positive integer factors of 2015 that divides 2015 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 31, 65, 155, 403

Step-4: Factors of 2030

List of positive integer factors of 2030 that divides 2015 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 29, 35, 58, 70, 145, 203, 290, 406, 1015

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2015 and 2030. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2015 and 2030 is 5.

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