What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30042 and 30046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30042 and 30046 is 2.

GCF(30042,30046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30042 and 30046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30042 and 30046.

How to find the GCF of 30042 and 30046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30042 and 30046. After we will calculate the factors of 30042 and 30046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30042

Prime factors of 30042 are 2, 3, 1669. Prime factorization of 30042 in exponential form is:

30042 = 2¹ × 3² × 1669¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30046

Prime factors of 30046 are 2, 83, 181. Prime factorization of 30046 in exponential form is:

30046 = 2¹ × 83¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 30042

List of positive integer factors of 30042 that divides 30042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 1669, 3338, 5007, 10014, 15021

Step-4: Factors of 30046

List of positive integer factors of 30046 that divides 30042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83, 166, 181, 362, 15023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30042 and 30046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30042 and 30046 is 2.

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