What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30159 and 30171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30159 and 30171 is 3.

GCF(30159,30171) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30159 and 30171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30159 and 30171.

How to find the GCF of 30159 and 30171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30159 and 30171. After we will calculate the factors of 30159 and 30171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30159

Prime factors of 30159 are 3, 1117. Prime factorization of 30159 in exponential form is:

30159 = 3³ × 1117¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30171

Prime factors of 30171 are 3, 89, 113. Prime factorization of 30171 in exponential form is:

30171 = 3¹ × 89¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 30159

List of positive integer factors of 30159 that divides 30159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1117, 3351, 10053

Step-4: Factors of 30171

List of positive integer factors of 30171 that divides 30159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 89, 113, 267, 339, 10057

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30159 and 30171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30159 and 30171 is 3.

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