What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30278 and 30286?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30278 and 30286 is 2.

GCF(30278,30286) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30278 and 30286, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30278 and 30286.

How to find the GCF of 30278 and 30286?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30278 and 30286. After we will calculate the factors of 30278 and 30286 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30278

Prime factors of 30278 are 2, 15139. Prime factorization of 30278 in exponential form is:

30278 = 2¹ × 15139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30286

Prime factors of 30286 are 2, 19, 797. Prime factorization of 30286 in exponential form is:

30286 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 797¹

Step-3: Factors of 30278

List of positive integer factors of 30278 that divides 30278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15139

Step-4: Factors of 30286

List of positive integer factors of 30286 that divides 30278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 797, 1594, 15143

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30278 and 30286. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30278 and 30286 is 2.

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