What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30146 and 30158?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30146 and 30158 is 2.

GCF(30146,30158) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30146 and 30158, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30146 and 30158.

How to find the GCF of 30146 and 30158?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30146 and 30158. After we will calculate the factors of 30146 and 30158 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30146

Prime factors of 30146 are 2, 15073. Prime factorization of 30146 in exponential form is:

30146 = 2¹ × 15073¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30158

Prime factors of 30158 are 2, 17, 887. Prime factorization of 30158 in exponential form is:

30158 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 887¹

Step-3: Factors of 30146

List of positive integer factors of 30146 that divides 30146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15073

Step-4: Factors of 30158

List of positive integer factors of 30158 that divides 30146 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 887, 1774, 15079

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30146 and 30158. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30146 and 30158 is 2.

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