What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30320 and 30336?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30320 and 30336 is 16.

GCF(30320,30336) = 16

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30320 and 30336, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30320 and 30336.

How to find the GCF of 30320 and 30336?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30320 and 30336. After we will calculate the factors of 30320 and 30336 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30320

Prime factors of 30320 are 2, 5, 379. Prime factorization of 30320 in exponential form is:

30320 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 379¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30336

Prime factors of 30336 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 30336 in exponential form is:

30336 = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 30320

List of positive integer factors of 30320 that divides 30320 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 379, 758, 1516, 1895, 3032, 3790, 6064, 7580, 15160

Step-4: Factors of 30336

List of positive integer factors of 30336 that divides 30320 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 79, 96, 128, 158, 192, 237, 316, 384, 474, 632, 948, 1264, 1896, 2528, 3792, 5056, 7584, 10112, 15168

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30320 and 30336. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30320 and 30336 is 16.

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