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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30231 and 30243?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30231 and 30243 is 3.

GCF(30231,30243) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30231 and 30243, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30231 and 30243.

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How to find the GCF of 30231 and 30243?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30231 and 30243. After we will calculate the factors of 30231 and 30243 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30231

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

30231 = 32 × 33591

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30243

Prime factors of 30243 are 3, 17, 593. Prime factorization of 30243 in exponential form is:

30243 = 31 × 171 × 5931

Step-3: Factors of 30231

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

1, 3, 9, 3359, 10077

Step-4: Factors of 30243

List of positive integer factors of 30243 that divides 30231 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 51, 593, 1779, 10081

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30231 and 30243. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30231 and 30243 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 30231 and 30243