What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30042 and 30059?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30042 and 30059 is 1.

GCF(30042,30059) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30042 and 30059, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30042 and 30059.

How to find the GCF of 30042 and 30059?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30042 and 30059. After we will calculate the factors of 30042 and 30059 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 30059

Prime factors of 30059 are 30059. Prime factorization of 30059 in exponential form is:

30059 = 30059¹

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 30059

List of positive integer factors of 30059 that divides 30042 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30042 and 30059. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30042 and 30059 is 1.

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