What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30218 and 30224?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30218 and 30224 is 2.

GCF(30218,30224) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30218 and 30224, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30218 and 30224.

How to find the GCF of 30218 and 30224?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30218 and 30224. After we will calculate the factors of 30218 and 30224 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 30224

Prime factors of 30224 are 2, 1889. Prime factorization of 30224 in exponential form is:

30224 = 2⁴ × 1889¹

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 30224

List of positive integer factors of 30224 that divides 30218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 1889, 3778, 7556, 15112

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30218 and 30224. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30218 and 30224 is 2.

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