What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30158 and 30162?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30158 and 30162 is 2.

GCF(30158,30162) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30158 and 30162, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30158 and 30162.

How to find the GCF of 30158 and 30162?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30158 and 30162. After we will calculate the factors of 30158 and 30162 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 30162

Prime factors of 30162 are 2, 3, 11, 457. Prime factorization of 30162 in exponential form is:

30162 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 30158

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 30162

List of positive integer factors of 30162 that divides 30158 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 457, 914, 1371, 2742, 5027, 10054, 15081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30158 and 30162. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30158 and 30162 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30158 and 30162