What is the Greatest Common Factor of 30498 and 30502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 30498 and 30502 is 2.

GCF(30498,30502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 30498 and 30502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 30498 and 30502.

How to find the GCF of 30498 and 30502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 30498 and 30502. After we will calculate the factors of 30498 and 30502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 30498

Prime factors of 30498 are 2, 3, 13, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 30498 in exponential form is:

30498 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 30502

Prime factors of 30502 are 2, 101, 151. Prime factorization of 30502 in exponential form is:

30502 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 30498

List of positive integer factors of 30498 that divides 30498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 17, 23, 26, 34, 39, 46, 51, 69, 78, 102, 138, 221, 299, 391, 442, 598, 663, 782, 897, 1173, 1326, 1794, 2346, 5083, 10166, 15249

Step-4: Factors of 30502

List of positive integer factors of 30502 that divides 30498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 151, 202, 302, 15251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 30498 and 30502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 30498 and 30502 is 2.

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