What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30242 and 30254?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30242 and 30254 is 2.

GCF(30242,30254) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30242 and 30254, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30242 and 30254.

How to find the GCF of 30242 and 30254?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30242 and 30254. After we will calculate the factors of 30242 and 30254 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30242

Prime factors of 30242 are 2, 15121. Prime factorization of 30242 in exponential form is:

30242 = 2¹ × 15121¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30254

Prime factors of 30254 are 2, 7, 2161. Prime factorization of 30254 in exponential form is:

30254 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2161¹

Step-3: Factors of 30242

List of positive integer factors of 30242 that divides 30242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15121

Step-4: Factors of 30254

List of positive integer factors of 30254 that divides 30242 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2161, 4322, 15127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30242 and 30254. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30242 and 30254 is 2.

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