What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30218 and 30231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30218 and 30231 is 1.

GCF(30218,30231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30218 and 30231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30218 and 30231.

How to find the GCF of 30218 and 30231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30218 and 30231. After we will calculate the factors of 30218 and 30231 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 30231

Prime factors of 30231 are 3, 3359. Prime factorization of 30231 in exponential form is:

30231 = 3² × 3359¹

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 30231

List of positive integer factors of 30231 that divides 30218 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3359, 10077

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30218 and 30231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30218 and 30231 is 1.

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