What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30252 and 30258?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30252 and 30258 is 6.

GCF(30252,30258) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30252 and 30258, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30252 and 30258.

How to find the GCF of 30252 and 30258?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30252 and 30258. After we will calculate the factors of 30252 and 30258 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30252

Prime factors of 30252 are 2, 3, 2521. Prime factorization of 30252 in exponential form is:

30252 = 2² × 3¹ × 2521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30258

Prime factors of 30258 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 30258 in exponential form is:

30258 = 2¹ × 3² × 41²

Step-3: Factors of 30252

List of positive integer factors of 30252 that divides 30252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2521, 5042, 7563, 10084, 15126

Step-4: Factors of 30258

List of positive integer factors of 30258 that divides 30252 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 41, 82, 123, 246, 369, 738, 1681, 3362, 5043, 10086, 15129

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30252 and 30258. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30252 and 30258 is 6.

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