What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30234 and 30244?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30234 and 30244 is 2.

GCF(30234,30244) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30234 and 30244, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30234 and 30244.

How to find the GCF of 30234 and 30244?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30234 and 30244. After we will calculate the factors of 30234 and 30244 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30234

Prime factors of 30234 are 2, 3, 5039. Prime factorization of 30234 in exponential form is:

30234 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30244

Prime factors of 30244 are 2, 7561. Prime factorization of 30244 in exponential form is:

30244 = 2² × 7561¹

Step-3: Factors of 30234

List of positive integer factors of 30234 that divides 30234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5039, 10078, 15117

Step-4: Factors of 30244

List of positive integer factors of 30244 that divides 30234 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7561, 15122

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30234 and 30244. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30234 and 30244 is 2.

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