What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30486 and 30501?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30486 and 30501 is 3.

GCF(30486,30501) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30486 and 30501, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30486 and 30501.

How to find the GCF of 30486 and 30501?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30486 and 30501. After we will calculate the factors of 30486 and 30501 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30486

Prime factors of 30486 are 2, 3, 5081. Prime factorization of 30486 in exponential form is:

30486 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5081¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30501

Prime factors of 30501 are 3, 3389. Prime factorization of 30501 in exponential form is:

30501 = 3² × 3389¹

Step-3: Factors of 30486

List of positive integer factors of 30486 that divides 30486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 5081, 10162, 15243

Step-4: Factors of 30501

List of positive integer factors of 30501 that divides 30486 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 3389, 10167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30486 and 30501. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30486 and 30501 is 3.

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