What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30218 and 30222?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30218 and 30222 is 2.

GCF(30218,30222) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30218 and 30222, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30218 and 30222.

How to find the GCF of 30218 and 30222?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30218 and 30222. After we will calculate the factors of 30218 and 30222 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30218

Prime factors of 30218 are 2, 29, 521. Prime factorization of 30218 in exponential form is:

30218 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30222

Prime factors of 30222 are 2, 3, 23, 73. Prime factorization of 30222 in exponential form is:

30222 = 2¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 30218

List of positive integer factors of 30218 that divides 30218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 521, 1042, 15109

Step-4: Factors of 30222

List of positive integer factors of 30222 that divides 30218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 23, 46, 69, 73, 138, 146, 207, 219, 414, 438, 657, 1314, 1679, 3358, 5037, 10074, 15111

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30218 and 30222. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30218 and 30222 is 2.

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