What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30255 and 30260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30255 and 30260 is 5.

GCF(30255,30260) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30255 and 30260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30255 and 30260.

How to find the GCF of 30255 and 30260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30255 and 30260. After we will calculate the factors of 30255 and 30260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30255

Prime factors of 30255 are 3, 5, 2017. Prime factorization of 30255 in exponential form is:

30255 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2017¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30260

Prime factors of 30260 are 2, 5, 17, 89. Prime factorization of 30260 in exponential form is:

30260 = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 30255

List of positive integer factors of 30255 that divides 30255 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2017, 6051, 10085

Step-4: Factors of 30260

List of positive integer factors of 30260 that divides 30255 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 34, 68, 85, 89, 170, 178, 340, 356, 445, 890, 1513, 1780, 3026, 6052, 7565, 15130

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30255 and 30260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30255 and 30260 is 5.

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