What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30298 and 30306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30298 and 30306 is 2.

GCF(30298,30306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30298 and 30306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30298 and 30306.

How to find the GCF of 30298 and 30306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30298 and 30306. After we will calculate the factors of 30298 and 30306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30298

Prime factors of 30298 are 2, 15149. Prime factorization of 30298 in exponential form is:

30298 = 2¹ × 15149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30306

Prime factors of 30306 are 2, 3, 5051. Prime factorization of 30306 in exponential form is:

30306 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5051¹

Step-3: Factors of 30298

List of positive integer factors of 30298 that divides 30298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 15149

Step-4: Factors of 30306

List of positive integer factors of 30306 that divides 30298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5051, 10102, 15153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30298 and 30306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30298 and 30306 is 2.

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