What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30178 and 30196?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30178 and 30196 is 2.

GCF(30178,30196) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30178 and 30196, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30178 and 30196.

How to find the GCF of 30178 and 30196?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30178 and 30196. After we will calculate the factors of 30178 and 30196 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 30196

Prime factors of 30196 are 2, 7549. Prime factorization of 30196 in exponential form is:

30196 = 2² × 7549¹

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 30196

List of positive integer factors of 30196 that divides 30178 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7549, 15098

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30178 and 30196. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30178 and 30196 is 2.

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