What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30178 and 30182?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30178 and 30182 is 2.

GCF(30178,30182) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30178 and 30182, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30178 and 30182.

How to find the GCF of 30178 and 30182?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30178 and 30182. After we will calculate the factors of 30178 and 30182 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30178

Prime factors of 30178 are 2, 79, 191. Prime factorization of 30178 in exponential form is:

30178 = 2¹ × 79¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30182

Prime factors of 30182 are 2, 15091. Prime factorization of 30182 in exponential form is:

30182 = 2¹ × 15091¹

Step-3: Factors of 30178

List of positive integer factors of 30178 that divides 30178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 79, 158, 191, 382, 15089

Step-4: Factors of 30182

List of positive integer factors of 30182 that divides 30178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15091

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30178 and 30182. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30178 and 30182 is 2.

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