What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30256 and 30270?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30256 and 30270 is 2.

GCF(30256,30270) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30256 and 30270, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30256 and 30270.

How to find the GCF of 30256 and 30270?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30256 and 30270. After we will calculate the factors of 30256 and 30270 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30256

Prime factors of 30256 are 2, 31, 61. Prime factorization of 30256 in exponential form is:

30256 = 2⁴ × 31¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30270

Prime factors of 30270 are 2, 3, 5, 1009. Prime factorization of 30270 in exponential form is:

30270 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1009¹

Step-3: Factors of 30256

List of positive integer factors of 30256 that divides 30256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 61, 62, 122, 124, 244, 248, 488, 496, 976, 1891, 3782, 7564, 15128

Step-4: Factors of 30270

List of positive integer factors of 30270 that divides 30256 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 1009, 2018, 3027, 5045, 6054, 10090, 15135

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30256 and 30270. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30256 and 30270 is 2.

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